Corporations Code section 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 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.

Source: Section 1701, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=1701. (updated Jan. 1, 1975; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/corporations_code_section_1701

Original Source: Section 1701, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=1701. (last accessed May 12, 2025).