Code of Civil Procedure section 763.040

Whenever the court orders service by publication, the court before hearing the case shall require proof that the summons has been served, posted, published as required, and that the notice of pendency of action has been filed.

Source: Section 763.040, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=763.040. (updated Jan. 1, 1980; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_763.040

Original Source: Section 763.040, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=763.040. (last accessed May 12, 2025).