{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-416.40","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 416.40","heading":"","body":"A summons may be served on an unincorporated association (including a partnership) by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint:\n(a) If the association is a general or limited partnership, to the person designated as agent for service of process in a statement filed with the Secretary of State or to a general partner or the general manager of the partnership;\n(b) If the association is not a general or limited partnership, to the person designated as agent for service of process in a statement filed with the Secretary of State or to the president or other head of the association, a vice president, a secretary or assistant secretary, a treasurer or assistant treasurer, a general manager, or a person authorized by the association to receive service of process;\n(c) When authorized by Section 18220 of the Corporations Code, as provided by that section.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 5. JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS [410.10. - 418.11.]","CHAPTER 4. Service of Summons [413.10. - 417.40.]","ARTICLE 4. Persons Upon Whom Summons May Be Served [416.10. - 416.90.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"dd871967450d0c18d6273fbf347ba584bd724715ecdc79e62cbc4421104e76bc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-416.30","next":"us-ca/ccp-416.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}