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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 21§ 2110 Service On Foreign Corporations

§ 2110 Service On Foreign Corporations

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§ 2110 Service On Foreign Corporations

This law says you can officially give legal papers to a foreign company by handing them to the right person – like a company officer, a person the company named as its agent, or the corporate agent listed with the state.

Key Takeaways

  • •Hand‑delivering the papers to a company officer or manager works as legal service.
  • •If the company has named a specific person as its agent for service, giving the papers to that person also works.
  • •If the company has a corporate agent listed in the state filing, giving the papers to anyone named there works too.
  • •A certified copy of the agent’s filing with the Secretary of State is enough proof that the agent is valid.

Example

Company X, based in another state, is sued in this state. The plaintiff hands the lawsuit papers to Company X's manager who works in this state.

Because the manager is an officer or general manager, the hand‑delivery counts as proper service under the law.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 2110 Service On Foreign Corporations

Delivery by hand of a copy of any process against a foreign corporation (a) to any officer of the corporation or its general manager in this state, or if the corporation is a bank to a cashier or an assistant cashier, (b) to any natural person designated by it as agent for the service of process, or (c), if the corporation has designated a corporate agent, to any person named in the latest certificate of the corporate agent filed pursuant to Section 1505 shall constitute valid service on the corporation. A copy of the statement and designation, or a copy of the latest statement filed pursuant to Section 2117, certified by the Secretary of State, is sufficient evidence of the appointment of an agent for the service of process. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 438, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

foreign corporationservice of processcorporate agentSection 1505Section 2117

Related Statutes

  • § 2317 Corporate Agent Service Rules
  • § 2101 Foreign Corporation Name Registration
  • § 2102 Foreign Corporation Agent Designation
  • § 2106 Foreign Corporation Qualification
  • § 2107 Foreign Corporation Name Change

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 2110.
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