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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.252
Service of papers on the clerk when a party's address is unknown
(a) Service of papers
When service is made under Code of Civil Procedure section 1011(b) and a party's residence address is unknown, the notice or papers delivered to the clerk, or to the judge if there is no clerk, must be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the party in care of the clerk or the judge.
(b) Information on the envelope
The back of the envelope delivered under (a) must bear the following information:
"Service is being made under Code of Civil Procedure section 1011(b) on a party whose residence address is unknown."
[Name of party whose residence address is unknown]
[Case name and number]
History
(Subd (a) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2003.) (Subd (b) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2003.) Rule 3.252 renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 202.5 effective July 1, 1997; previously amended effective January 1, 2003.
Provenance
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- courts.ca.gov
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- 2026-09-14
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- 2026-09-14
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