Legal Procedures

Service of Process

The formal delivery of legal documents to a party to notify them of the lawsuit and court proceedings.

In Personal Injury Cases

Proper service of process is required to give the court jurisdiction over the defendant. Failure to properly serve can result in dismissal of the case.

Reference context

This term belongs to the Legal Procedures category and is part of our machine-readable California injury-law glossary.

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