California

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

3,424 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 344 — In an action brought to recover a balance due upon a mutual, open, and current account, where there have been reciprocal demands between the parties, the cause of action is deemed to have accrued from
• § 345 — The limitations prescribed in this chapter apply to actions brought in the name of the state or county or for the benefit of the state or county, in the same manner as to actions by private parties.
• § 346 — An action to redeem a mortgage of real property, with or without an account of rents and profits, may be brought by the mortgagor or those claiming under him, against the mortgagee in possession, or t
• § 347 — If there is more than one such mortgagor, or more than one person claiming under a mortgagor, some of whom are not entitled to maintain such an action under the provisions of this Chapter, any one of
• § 348 — To actions brought to recover money or other property deposited with any bank, banker, trust company, building and loan association, or savings and loan society or evidenced by a certificate issued by
• § 348.5 — An action upon any bonds or coupons issued by the State of California shall have no limitation.
• § 349.05 — Within one hundred eighty days: (a) An action to enjoin, abate, or for damages on account of, an underground trespass, use or occupancy, by means of a well drilled for oil or gas or both from a surfac
• § 349.1 — The validity of any acts or proceedings taken under color of law for the formation, organization, incorporation, dissolution, consolidation, change of organization or reorganization of, or for any cha
• § 349.2 — Where any acts or proceedings are taken under color of law by or on behalf of any city, county, city and county, special district, public corporation or other public entity for the authorization, sale
• § 349.4 — All acts and proceedings heretofore or hereafter taken under color of law for the formation, organization or incorporation of, or for any change in the territorial boundaries of, any city, county, cit
• § 35 — (a) Proceedings in cases involving the registration or denial of registration of voters, the certification or denial of certification of candidates, the certification or denial of certification of bal
• § 350 — An action is commenced, within the meaning of this Title, when the complaint is filed.
• § 351 — If, when the cause of action accrues against a person, he is out of the State, the action may be commenced within the term herein limited, after his return to the State, and if, after the cause of act
• § 352 — (a) If a person entitled to bring an action, mentioned in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 335) is, at the time the cause of action accrued either under the age of majority or lacking the legal capa
• § 352.1 — (a) If a person entitled to bring an action, mentioned in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 335), is, at the time the cause of action accrued, imprisoned on a criminal charge, or in execution under t
• § 352.5 — If, after a cause of action accrues against a person, that person comes under an order for restitution as a condition of probation with respect to the specific act or omission giving rise to such pers
• § 353.1 — If a person entitled to bring an action or other proceeding, which action or other proceeding has not been filed or otherwise instituted, is represented by an attorney over whose practice a court of t
• § 354 — When a person is, by reason of the existence of a state of war, under a disability to commence an action, the time of the continuance of such disability is not part of the period limited for the comme
• § 354.3 — (a) The following definitions govern the construction of this section: (1) “Entity” means any museum or gallery that displays, exhibits, or sells any article of historical, interpretive, scientific, o
• § 354.4 — (a) The following definitions govern the construction of this section: (1) “Armenian Genocide victim” means any person of Armenian or other ancestry living in the Ottoman Empire during the period of 1
• § 354.45 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Armenian Genocide victim” means any person of Armenian or other ancestry living in the Ottoman Empire during the
• § 354.5 — (a) The following definitions govern the construction of this section: (1) “Holocaust victim” means any person who was persecuted during the period of 1929 to 1945, inclusive, by Nazi Germany, its all
• § 354.6 — (a) As used in this section: (1) “Second World War slave labor victim” means any person taken from a concentration camp or ghetto or diverted from transportation to a concentration camp or from a ghet
• § 354.7 — (a) The following definitions govern the construction of this section: (1) “Bracero” means any person who participated in the labor importation program known as the Bracero program between January 1,
• § 354.8 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to Section 335.
• § 355 — If an action is commenced within the time prescribed therefor, and a judgment therein for the plaintiff be reversed on appeal other than on the merits, a new action may be commenced within one year af
• § 356 — When the commencement of an action is stayed by injunction or statutory prohibition, the time of the continuance of the injunction or prohibition is not part of the time limited for the commencement o
• § 357 — No person can avail himself of a disability, unless it existed when his right of action accrued.
• § 358 — When two or more disabilities coexist at the time the right of action accrues, the limitation does not attach until they are removed.
• § 359 — This title does not affect actions against directors, shareholders, or members of a corporation, to recover a penalty or forfeiture imposed, or to enforce a liability created by law; but such actions
• § 359.5 — If the obligations under a surety bond are conditioned upon performance of the principal, the expiration of the statute of limitations with respect to the obligations of the principal, other than the
• § 36 — (a) A party to a civil action who is over 70 years of age may petition the court for a preference, which the court shall grant if the court makes both of the following findings: (1) The party has a su
• § 36.5 — An affidavit submitted in support of a motion for preference under subdivision (a) of Section 36 may be signed by the attorney for the party seeking preference based upon information and belief as to
• § 360 — No acknowledgment or promise is sufficient evidence of a new or continuing contract, by which to take the case out of the operation of this title, unless the same is contained in some writing, signed
• § 360.5 — No waiver shall bar a defense to any action that the action was not commenced within the time limited by this title unless the waiver is in writing and signed by the person obligated.
• § 361 — When a cause of action has arisen in another State, or in a foreign country, and by the laws thereof an action thereon cannot there be maintained against a person by reason of the lapse of time, an ac
• § 362 — This Title does not extend to actions already commenced, nor to cases where the time prescribed in any existing statute for acquiring a right or barring a remedy has fully run, but the laws now in for
• § 363 — The word “action” as used in this Title is to be construed, whenever it is necessary so to do, as including a special proceeding of a civil nature.
• § 364 — (a) No action based upon the health care provider’s professional negligence may be commenced unless the defendant has been given at least 90 days’ prior notice of the intention to commence the action.
• § 365 — Failure to comply with this chapter shall not invalidate any proceedings of any court of this state, nor shall it affect the jurisdiction of the court to render a judgment therein.
• § 366.1 — If a person entitled to bring an action dies before the expiration of the applicable limitations period, and the cause of action survives, an action may be commenced before the expiration of the later
• § 366.2 — (a) If a person against whom an action may be brought on a liability of the person, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, and whether accrued or not accrued, dies before the expiration of t
• § 366.3 — (a) If a person has a claim that arises from a promise or agreement with a decedent to distribution from an estate or trust or under another instrument, whether the promise or agreement was made orall
• § 367 — Every action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, except as otherwise provided by statute.
• § 367.10 — Consistent with its constitutional rulemaking authority, the Judicial Council shall adopt rules that include standards for when a judicial officer, in limited situations and in the interest of justice
• § 367.3 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Identifying characteristics” means the name or any part thereof, address or any part thereof, city or unincorporated area of res
• § 367.75 — (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (d), in civil cases, when a party has provided notice to the court and all other parties that it intends to appear remotely, a party may appear remot
• § 367.76 — (a) (1) This section applies to proceedings in the following matters: (A) Judicial commitments under Part 2 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, except fo
• § 367.8 — (a) Each superior court shall report to the Judicial Council on or before October 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, and the Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2
• § 368 — In the case of an assignment of a thing in action, the action by the assignee is without prejudice to any set-off, or other defense existing at the time of, or before, notice of the assignment; but th
• § 368.5 — An action or proceeding does not abate by the transfer of an interest in the action or proceeding or by any other transfer of an interest.
• § 369 — (a) The following persons may sue without joining as parties the persons for whose benefit the action is prosecuted: (1) A personal representative, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 58 of the P
• § 369.5 — (a) A partnership or other unincorporated association, whether organized for profit or not, may sue and be sued in the name it has assumed or by which it is known.
• § 37 — (a) A civil action shall be entitled to preference, if the action is one in which the plaintiff is seeking damages which were alleged to have been caused by the defendant during the commission of a fe
• § 370 — A married person may be sued without his or her spouse being joined as a party, and may sue without his or her spouse being joined as a party in all actions.
• § 371 — If spouses are sued together, each may defend for his or her own right, but if one spouse neglects to defend, the other spouse may defend for that spouse’s right also.
• § 372 — (a) (1) When a minor, a person who lacks legal capacity to make decisions, or a person for whom a conservator has been appointed is a party, that person shall appear either by a guardian or conservato
• § 372.5 — (a) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem under a pseudonym pursuant to the requirements of this section.
• § 373 — When a guardian ad litem is appointed, he or she shall be appointed as follows: (a) If the minor is the plaintiff the appointment must be made before the summons is issued, upon the application of the
• § 373.5 — If under the terms of a written instrument, or otherwise, a person or persons of a designated class who are not ascertained or who are not in being, or a person or persons who are unknown, may be or m
• § 374 — (a) A minor under 12 years of age, accompanied by a duly appointed and acting guardian ad litem, shall be permitted to appear in court without counsel for the limited purpose of requesting or opposing
• § 374.5 — A proceeding initiated by or brought against a minor for any of the injunctions or orders described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 372 or subdivision (a) of Section 374 shall be heard
• § 375 — An action or proceeding does not abate by the disability of a party.
• § 376 — (a) The parents of a legitimate unmarried minor child, acting jointly, may maintain an action for injury to the child caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another.
• § 377.10 — For the purposes of this chapter, “beneficiary of the decedent’s estate” means: (a) If the decedent died leaving a will, the sole beneficiary or all of the beneficiaries who succeed to a cause of acti
• § 377.11 — For the purposes of this chapter, “decedent’s successor in interest” means the beneficiary of the decedent’s estate or other successor in interest who succeeds to a cause of action or to a particular
• § 377.20 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person’s death, but survives subject to the applicable limitations period.
• § 377.21 — A pending action or proceeding does not abate by the death of a party if the cause of action survives.
• § 377.22 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting the assignability of causes of action.
• § 377.30 — A cause of action that survives the death of the person entitled to commence an action or proceeding passes to the decedent’s successor in interest, subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 7000)
• § 377.31 — On motion after the death of a person who commenced an action or proceeding, the court shall allow a pending action or proceeding that does not abate to be continued by the decedent’s personal represe
• § 377.32 — (a) The person who seeks to commence an action or proceeding or to continue a pending action or proceeding as the decedent’s successor in interest under this article, shall execute and file an affidav
• § 377.33 — The court in which an action is commenced or continued under this article may make any order concerning parties that is appropriate to ensure proper administration of justice in the case, including ap
• § 377.34 — (a) In an action or proceeding by a decedent’s personal representative or successor in interest on the decedent’s cause of action, the damages recoverable are limited to the loss or damage that the de
• § 377.35 — On or after January 1, 1993, this article applies to the commencement of an action or proceeding the decedent was entitled to commence, and to the continuation of an action or proceeding commenced by
• § 377.40 — Subject to Part 4 (commencing with Section 9000) of Division 7 of the Probate Code governing creditor claims, a cause of action against a decedent that survives may be asserted against the decedent’s
• § 377.41 — On motion, the court shall allow a pending action or proceeding against the decedent that does not abate to be continued against the decedent’s personal representative or, to the extent provided by st
• § 377.42 — In an action or proceeding against a decedent’s personal representative or, to the extent provided by statute, against the decedent’s successor in interest, on a cause of action against the decedent,
• § 377.43 — This article applies to the commencement on or after January 1, 1993, of an action or proceeding against the decedent’s personal representative or successor in interest, or to the making of a motion o
• § 377.50 — An action to establish the decedent’s liability for which the decedent was protected by insurance may be commenced or continued against the decedent’s estate as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with
• § 377.60 — A cause of action for the death of a person caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another may be asserted by any of the following persons or by the decedent’s personal representative on their behal
• § 377.61 — In an action under this article, damages may be awarded that, under all the circumstances of the case, may be just, but may not include damages recoverable under Section 377.
• § 377.62 — (a) An action under Section 377.
• § 378 — (a) All persons may join in one action as plaintiffs if: (1) They assert any right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative, in respect of or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence
• § 379 — (a) All persons may be joined in one action as defendants if there is asserted against them: (1) Any right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative, in respect of or arising out of the same
• § 379.5 — When parties have been joined under Section 378 or 379, the court may make such orders as may appear just to prevent any party from being embarrassed, delayed, or put to undue expense, and may order s
• § 38 — Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, a reference in a statute to a judicial district means: (a) As it relates to a court of appeal, the court of appeal district.
• § 382 — If the consent of any one who should have been joined as plaintiff cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant, the reason thereof being stated in the complaint; and when the question is one of a c
• § 382.4 — If a proposed settlement in a class action established pursuant to Section 382, including a consent judgment, decree, or settlement agreement, provides for the distribution of money or any other thing
• § 384 — (a) It is the policy of the State of California to ensure that the unpaid cash residue and unclaimed or abandoned funds in class action litigation are distributed, to the fullest extent possible, in a
• § 384.5 — If a judgment in a class action established pursuant to Section 382, including a consent judgment, decree, or settlement agreement that has been approved by a court, provides for a distribution of mon
• § 386 — (a) A defendant, against whom an action is pending upon a contract, or for specific personal property, may, at any time before answer, upon affidavit that a person not a party to the action makes agai
• § 386.1 — Where a deposit has been made pursuant to Section 386, the court shall, upon the application of any party to the action, order such deposit to be invested in an insured interest-bearing account.
• § 386.5 — Where the only relief sought against one of the defendants is the payment of a stated amount of money alleged to be wrongfully withheld, such defendant may, upon affidavit that he is a mere stakeholde
• § 386.6 — (a) A party to an action who follows the procedure set forth in Section 386 or 386.
• § 387 — (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Defendant” includes a cross-defendant.
• § 388 — In an action brought by a party for relief of any nature other than solely for money damages where a pleading alleges facts or issues concerning alleged pollution or adverse environmental effects whic
• § 389 — (a) A person who is subject to service of process and whose joinder will not deprive the court of jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action shall be joined as a party in the action if (1) in
• § 389.5 — When, in an action for the recovery of real or personal property, or to determine conflicting claims thereto, a person not a party to the action but having an interest in the subject thereof makes app
• § 391 — As used in this title, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Litigation” means any civil action or proceeding, commenced, maintained or pending in any state or federal court.
• § 391.1 — (a) In any litigation pending in any court of this state, at any time until final judgment is entered, a defendant may move the court, upon notice and hearing, for an order requiring the plaintiff to
• § 391.2 — At the hearing upon the motion the court shall consider any evidence, written or oral, by witnesses or affidavit, as may be material to the ground of the motion.
• § 391.3 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if, after hearing the evidence upon the motion, the court determines that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and that there is no reasonable probability t
• § 391.4 — When security that has been ordered furnished is not furnished as ordered, the litigation shall be dismissed as to the defendant for whose benefit it was ordered furnished.
• § 391.6 — Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 391.
• § 391.7 — (a) In addition to any other relief provided in this title, the court may, on its own motion or the motion of any party, enter a prefiling order which prohibits a vexatious litigant from filing any ne
• § 391.8 — (a) A vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order under Section 391.
• § 392 — (a) Subject to the power of the court to transfer actions and proceedings as provided in this title, the superior court in the county where the real property that is the subject of the action, or some
• § 393 — Subject to the power of the court to transfer actions and proceedings as provided in this title, the county in which the cause, or some part of the cause, arose, is the proper county for the trial of
• § 394 — (a) An action or proceeding against a county, or city and county, a city, or local agency, may be tried in the county, or city and county, or the county in which the city or local agency is situated,
• § 395 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the power of the court to transfer actions or proceedings as provided in this title, the superior court in the county where the defendants or som
• § 395.1 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 17005 of the Probate Code pertaining to trustees, when a defendant is sued in an official or representative capacity as executor, administrator, guardian, conse
• § 395.2 — If an unincorporated association has filed a statement with the Secretary of State pursuant to statute, designating its principal office in this state, the proper county for the trial of an action aga
• § 395.5 — A corporation or association may be sued in the county where the contract is made or is to be performed, or where the obligation or liability arises, or the breach occurs; or in the county where the p
• § 396 — (a) No appeal or petition filed in the superior court shall be dismissed solely because the appeal or petition was not filed in the proper state court.
• § 396a — In a case that is subject to Sections 1812.
• § 396b — (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 396a, if an action or proceeding is commenced in a court having jurisdiction of the subject matter thereof, other than the court designated as the proper co
• § 397 — The court may, on motion, change the place of trial in the following cases: (a) When the court designated in the complaint is not the proper court.
• § 397.5 — In any proceeding under the Family Code where it appears that both petitioner and respondent have moved from the county rendering the order, the court may, when the ends of justice and the convenience
• § 398 — (a) If a court orders the transfer of an action or proceeding for a cause specified in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 397, the action or proceeding shall be transferred to a court having ju
• § 399 — (a) If an order is made transferring an action or proceeding under any provision of this title, the clerk shall, after expiration of the time within which a petition for writ of mandate could have bee
• § 4 — The rule of the common law, that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed, has no application to this Code.
• § 400 — When an order is made by the superior court granting or denying a motion to change the place of trial, the party aggrieved by the order may, within 20 days after service of a written notice of the ord
• § 401 — (1) Whenever it is provided by any law of this State that an action or proceeding against the State or a department, institution, board, commission, bureau, officer or other agency thereof shall or ma
• § 402 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by law: (1) A superior court may specify by local rule the locations where certain types of actions or proceedings are to be filed.
• § 403 — A judge may, on motion, transfer an action or actions from another court to that judge’s court for coordination with an action involving a common question of fact or law within the meaning of Section
• § 403.010 — Nothing in this chapter expands or limits the law on whether a plaintiff, cross-complainant, or petitioner may file an amended complaint or other amended initial pleading.
• § 403.020 — (a) If a plaintiff, cross-complainant, or petitioner files an amended complaint or other amended initial pleading that changes the jurisdictional classification from limited to unlimited, the party at
• § 403.030 — If a party in a limited civil case files a cross-complaint that causes the action or proceeding to exceed the maximum amount in controversy for a limited civil case or otherwise fail to satisfy the re
• § 403.040 — (a) The plaintiff, cross-complainant, or petitioner may file a motion for reclassification within the time allowed for that party to amend the initial pleading.
• § 403.050 — (a) The parties to the action or proceeding may stipulate to reclassification of the case within the time allowed to respond to the initial pleading.
• § 403.060 — (a) For reclassification of a case from a limited civil case to an unlimited civil case, a fee shall be charged as provided in Section 70619 of the Government Code.
• § 403.070 — (a) An action or proceeding that is reclassified shall be deemed to have been commenced at the time the complaint or petition was initially filed, not at the time of reclassification.
• § 403.080 — When an order is made by the superior court granting or denying a motion to reclassify an action or proceeding pursuant to Section 403.
• § 403.090 — The Judicial Council may prescribe rules, not inconsistent with statute, governing the procedure for reclassification of civil actions and proceedings.
• § 404 — When civil actions sharing a common question of fact or law are pending in different courts, a petition for coordination may be submitted to the Chairperson of the Judicial Council, by the presiding j
• § 404.1 — Coordination of civil actions sharing a common question of fact or law is appropriate if one judge hearing all of the actions for all purposes in a selected site or sites will promote the ends of just
• § 404.2 — A judge assigned pursuant to Section 404 who determines that coordination is appropriate shall select the reviewing court having appellate jurisdiction if the actions to be coordinated are within the
• § 404.3 — A judge assigned pursuant to Section 404 who determines that coordination is appropriate shall order the actions coordinated, report that fact to the Chairperson of the Judicial Council, and the Chair
• § 404.4 — The presiding judge of any court in which there is pending an action sharing a common question of fact or law with actions coordinated pursuant to Section 404, on the court’s own motion or the motion
• § 404.5 — Pending any determination of whether coordination is appropriate, the judge making that determination may stay any action being considered for, or affecting an action being considered for, coordinatio
• § 404.6 — Within 20 days after service upon him or her of a written notice of entry of an order of the court under this chapter, any party may petition the appropriate reviewing court for a writ of mandate to r
• § 404.7 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council shall provide by rule the practice and procedure for coordination of civil actions in convenient courts, including provision for giving
• § 404.8 — Expenses of the assigned judge, other necessary judicial officers and employees, and facilities for cases coordinated under Section 404 shall be paid or reimbursed by the state from funds appropriated
• § 404.9 — Any duties of the presiding judge specified in this chapter may be delegated by the presiding judge to another judge of the court.
• § 405 — The definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this title.
• § 405.1 — “Claimant” means a party to an action who asserts a real property claim and records a notice of the pendency of the action.
• § 405.2 — “Notice of pendency of action” or “notice” means a notice of the pendency of an action in which a real property claim is alleged.
• § 405.20 — A party to an action who asserts a real property claim may record a notice of pendency of action in which that real property claim is alleged.
• § 405.21 — An attorney of record in an action may sign a notice of pendency of action.
• § 405.22 — Except in actions subject to Section 405.
• § 405.23 — Any notice of pendency of action shall be void and invalid as to any adverse party or owner of record unless the requirements of Section 405.
• § 405.24 — From the time of recording the notice of pendency of action, a purchaser, encumbrancer, or other transferee of the real property described in the notice shall be deemed to have constructive notice of
• § 405.3 — “Probable validity,” with respect to a real property claim, means that it is more likely than not that the claimant will obtain a judgment against the defendant on the claim.
• § 405.30 — At any time after notice of pendency of action has been recorded, any party, or any nonparty with an interest in the real property affected thereby, may apply to the court in which the action is pendi
• § 405.31 — In proceedings under this chapter, the court shall order the notice expunged if the court finds that the pleading on which the notice is based does not contain a real property claim.
• § 405.32 — In proceedings under this chapter, the court shall order that the notice be expunged if the court finds that the claimant has not established by a preponderance of the evidence the probable validity o
• § 405.33 — In proceedings under this chapter, the court shall order that the notice be expunged if the court finds that the real property claim has probable validity, but adequate relief can be secured to the cl
• § 405.34 — Subject to the provisions of Sections 405.
• § 405.35 — No order expunging a notice of pendency of action shall be effective, nor shall it be recorded in the office of any county recorder, until the time within which a petition for writ of mandate may be f
• § 405.36 — Once a notice of pending action has been expunged, the claimant may not record another notice of pending action as to the affected property without leave of the court in which the action is pending.
• § 405.37 — After notice and hearing, for good cause and upon such terms as are just, the court may exonerate or modify any undertaking required by an order issued pursuant to Section 405.
• § 405.38 — The court shall direct that the party prevailing on any motion under this chapter be awarded the reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of making or opposing the motion unless the court finds that the o
• § 405.39 — No order or other action of the court under this chapter shall be appealable.
• § 405.4 — “Real property claim” means the cause or causes of action in a pleading which would, if meritorious, affect (a) title to, or the right to possession of, specific real property or (b) the use of an eas
• § 405.5 — This title applies to an action pending in any United States District Court in the same manner that it applies to an action pending in the courts of this state.
• § 405.50 — At any time after notice of pendency of an action has been recorded pursuant to this title or other law, the notice may be withdrawn by recording in the office of the recorder in which the notice of p
• § 405.6 — In an action by a public agency in eminent domain pursuant to Title 7 (commencing with Section 1230.
• § 405.60 — Upon the withdrawal of a notice of pendency of action pursuant to Section 405.
• § 405.61 — Upon the withdrawal of a notice of pendency of action pursuant to Section 405.
• § 405.7 — Whenever an action is commenced to declare a building uninhabitable, the plaintiff public agency, at the time of filing the complaint, shall record in the office of the recorder of the county in which
• § 405.8 — Nothing in this title precludes any party from seeking an attachment, injunction, or other relief in connection with a real property claim or the expungement of a notice of pending action.
• § 41 — The Supreme Court and the courts of appeal may transact business at any time.
• § 410.10 — A court of this state may exercise jurisdiction on any basis not inconsistent with the Constitution of this state or of the United States.
• § 410.30 — (a) When a court upon motion of a party or its own motion finds that in the interest of substantial justice an action should be heard in a forum outside this state, the court shall stay or dismiss the
• § 410.40 — Any person may maintain an action or proceeding in a court of this state against a foreign corporation or nonresident person where the action or proceeding arises out of or relates to any contract, ag
• § 410.42 — (a) The following provisions of a contract between the contractor and a subcontractor with principal offices in this state, for the construction of a public or private work of improvement in this stat
• § 410.50 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the court in which an action is pending has jurisdiction over a party from the time summons is served on him as provided by Chapter 4 (commencing with Sect
• § 410.60 — In an action against a corporation which has forfeited its charter or right to do business, or has dissolved, the court in which the action is pending has jurisdiction over all the trustees of such co
• § 410.70 — In an action against two or more persons who are jointly, jointly and severally, or severally liable on a contract, the court in which the action is pending has jurisdiction to proceed against such of
• § 411.10 — A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court.
• § 411.20 — (a) If the clerk accepts for filing a complaint or other first paper, or any subsequent filing, and payment is made by check which is later returned without payment, the clerk shall, by mail, notify t
• § 411.20.5 — If an electronic filing is made to the clerk by an electronic filing service provider acting as the agent of the court for purposes of collecting and remitting filing fees, and fees owed to the electr
• § 411.21 — (a) If a complaint or other first paper is accompanied by payment by check in an amount less than the required fee, the clerk shall accept the paper for filing, but shall not issue a summons until the
• § 411.35 — (a) In every action, including a cross-complaint for damages or indemnity, arising out of the professional negligence of a person holding a valid architect’s certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (
• § 412.10 — After payment of all applicable fees, the plaintiff may have the clerk issue one or more summons for any defendant.
• § 412.20 — (a) Except as otherwise required by statute, a summons shall be directed to the defendant, signed by the clerk and issued under the seal of the court in which the action is pending, and it shall conta
• § 412.30 — In an action against a corporation or an unincorporated association (including a partnership), the copy of the summons that is served shall contain a notice stating in substance: “To the person served
• § 413.10 — Except as otherwise provided by statute, a summons shall be served on a person: (a) Within this state, as provided in this chapter.
• § 413.20 — If a summons is served by mail pursuant to this chapter, the provisions of Section 1013 that extend the time for exercising a right or doing an act shall not extend any time specified in this title.
• § 413.30 — (a) (1) If no provision is made in this chapter or other law for the service of summons, or if a plaintiff, despite exercising reasonable diligence, has been unable to effect service of the summons by
• § 413.40 — Any service of summons which complies with the provisions of this chapter shall not be rendered invalid or ineffective because it was made by a person in violation of Chapter 16 (commencing with Secti
• § 414.10 — A summons may be served by any person who is at least 18 years of age and not a party to the action.
• § 415.10 — A summons may be served by personal delivery of a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the person to be served.
• § 415.20 — (a) In lieu of personal delivery of a copy of the summons and complaint to the person to be served as specified in Section 416.
• § 415.21 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any person shall be granted access to a gated community or a covered multifamily dwelling for a reasonable period of time for the sole purpose of performing lawful s
• § 415.30 — (a) A summons may be served by mail as provided in this section.
• § 415.40 — A summons may be served on a person outside this state in any manner provided by this article or by sending a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the person to be served by first-class mail, p