{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-17455","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 17455","heading":"","body":"A notice of service and a copy of the summons and complaint shall be forthwith sent by registered mail by the plaintiff or his attorney to the defendant. Personal service of the notice and a copy of the summons and complaint upon the defendant wherever found outside this State shall be the equivalent of service by mail.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 9. CIVIL LIABILITY [17000. - 17714.]","CHAPTER 1. Civil Liability of Owners and Operators of Vehicles [17000. - 17463.]","ARTICLE 4. Service of Process [17450. - 17463.]"],"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":"3267153655c16497a12a2710bd075e98b7f54954291a10b33bc6c1876515a63e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-17454","next":"us-ca/veh-17456"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}