California · Corporations Code

CORP §1701: Delivery by hand of a copy of any process against the corporation (a) to any natural person designated by it as agent or (b), if a corporate agent has been designated, to any person named in the lates

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This statute describes how legal documents may be delivered to a corporation by giving a copy to its designated agent or to a person named in the latest corporate records.

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Delivery by hand of a copy of any process against the corporation (a) to any natural person designated by it as agent or (b), if a corporate agent has been designated, to any person named in the latest certificate of the corporate agent filed pursuant to Section 1505 at the office of such corporate agent shall constitute valid service on the corporation.

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