22350. (a) Any natural person who makes more than 10 services of process within this state during one calendar year, for specific compensation or in expectation of specific compensation, where that compensation is directly attributable to the service of process, shall file and maintain a verified certificate of registration as a process server with the county […]
22351. (a) The certificate of registration of a registrant who is a natural person shall contain the following: (1) The name, age, address, email address, and telephone number of the registrant. (2) A statement, signed by the registrant under penalty of perjury, that the registrant has not been convicted of a felony, or, if the registrant has been […]
22351.5. (a) At the time of filing an initial certificate of registration or renewing a certificate of registration that has lapsed, the registrant shall also submit a completed Request for Live Scan form confirming fingerprint submission to the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in order to verify that the registrant has not […]
22352. At the time of filing the initial certificate of registration, a registrant shall pay the following fees to the county clerk: (a) A fee of one hundred dollars ($100). (b) A fee to cover the actual costs of processing the completed request for live scan when submitted with the initial certificate of registration. (c) A fee to […]
22353. (a) A certificate of registration shall be accompanied by a bond of two thousand dollars ($2,000), executed by an admitted surety insurer and conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter and all laws governing the service of process in this state. The total aggregate liability on the bond is limited to two thousand […]
22354. A certificate of registration shall be effective for a period of two years or until the date the bond expires, whichever occurs first. Thereafter, a registrant shall file a new certificate of registration or a renewal of the certificate of registration and pay the fee required by Section 22352. A certificate of registration may […]
22355. (a) The county clerk shall maintain a register of process servers and assign a number and issue an identification card to each process server. The county clerk shall issue a temporary identification card, for no additional fee, to applicants who are required to submit Request for Live Scan forms for background checks to the Federal […]
22356. A registrant shall be responsible at all times for the good conduct of his or her employees acting within the course or scope of their employment, and any person acting as an independent contractor within the course or scope of the agency relationship with the registrant. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 598, Sec. 2.)
22356.5. (a) In addition to the information required by subdivision (b) of Section 22360, any proof of service of any process which is signed by an independent contractor of a registrant under this chapter shall indicate that the proof of service was signed as an independent contractor of a registered process server. The proof of service […]
22357. (a) Any person who recovers damages in any action or proceeding for injuries caused by a service of process which was made by a registrant and did not comply with the provisions of law governing the service of process in this state may recover the amount of the damages from the bond required by Section […]
22358. (a) A certificate of registration may be revoked or suspended whenever it has been determined that the registrant has made a service of process, including service completed by an employee or independent contractor of the registrant, which does not comply with the provisions of law governing the service of process in this state or constitutes […]
22359. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1661.)
22360. Any proof of service of any process which is signed by a registrant under this chapter shall indicate the county in which he or she is registered and the number assigned to him or her by Section 22355. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 442, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1998.)
