Code of Civil Procedure section 1250.120

(a)

Except as provided in subdivision (b), the form and contents of the summons shall be as in civil actions generally.

(b)

Where process is served by publication, in addition to the summons, the publication shall describe the property sought to be taken in a manner reasonably calculated to give persons with an interest in the property actual notice of the pending proceeding.

Source: Section 1250.120, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1250.120. (updated Jan. 1, 1975; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 1250.120, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1250.120. (last accessed May 12, 2025).