Sections
5 entriesSection 583.210Requires the summons and complaint to be served on a defendant within three years after the action is commenced against that defendant,…Section 583.220Exempts the service deadline when the defendant makes a written stipulation or another act constituting a general appearance. A stipulation extending service…Section 583.230Allows parties to extend the time for required service by written stipulation or by an oral agreement made in open court and…Section 583.240Limits the service deadline by excluding periods when the defendant was not amenable to process, a stay affected service, service validity was…Section 583.250Requires an action to stop and be dismissed, after notice to the parties, when service is not completed within the time prescribed…