California proof service 2026

1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the California Proof of Personal Service (form POS-020) in the editor.
2. Begin by filling out the top section. Enter your name, address, and phone number in the first box on the left side. In the second box, input the county where the legal action is filed along with the court's address.
3. In the third box, list the names of both the Petitioner/Plaintiff and Respondent/Defendant as they appear on the documents served.
4. Leave the first box on the right side blank for court use. In the second box, enter the case number matching that on your documents.
5. Confirm you are over 18 and not a party to this action by checking appropriate boxes. Specify each document served in item 2 and attach additional documentation if necessary.
6. Provide details for each person served including their name, address, date, and time of service. Use attachments if serving multiple individuals.
7. Indicate your status as a registered process server or exempt from registration. Fill in your contact information and sign at the bottom to declare under penalty of perjury that all information is accurate.

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