§ 1214 Attorney Service Requirement

This law says that when a legal notice must be sent to someone who has a lawyer, you also have to send the same notice to that lawyer, unless the person asks for a special kind of notice.

Key Takeaways

•If a person has a lawyer, the notice must go to the lawyer too.
•The same delivery rules (Section 1215) apply to the lawyer.
•You can skip sending to the lawyer only if the person asks for a special notice.

Example

Jane is being sued and she has hired an attorney. The court needs to send her a notice about a hearing.

Because Jane has a lawyer, the court must mail the notice to both Jane and her attorney, following the same delivery rules, unless Jane specifically requests a different way to get the notice.

If a notice or other paper is required or permitted to be served or delivered pursuant to Section 1215 to a person who is represented by an attorney of record, the notice or other paper shall also be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 to this attorney, unless otherwise specified in a request for special notice. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 319, Sec. 17. (AB 976) Effective January 1, 2018.)

This law says that when a legal notice must be sent to someone who has a lawyer, you also have to send the same notice to that lawyer, unless the person asks for a special kind of notice.

Key Takeaways

•If a person has a lawyer, the notice must go to the lawyer too.
•The same delivery rules (Section 1215) apply to the lawyer.
•You can skip sending to the lawyer only if the person asks for a special notice.

Example

Jane is being sued and she has hired an attorney. The court needs to send her a notice about a hearing.

Because Jane has a lawyer, the court must mail the notice to both Jane and her attorney, following the same delivery rules, unless Jane specifically requests a different way to get the notice.

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