Chapter 1 – General Administration

14010.7.4 Legal Process – Service Upon Inmates

• No charge shall be made for the serving of legal papers on inmates by departmental staff. This shall preclude process servers from direct access to security areas of the institutions. This shall not preclude the proper service of papers by a sworn peace officer escorted into a security area.

• Service may be completed as follows:

  • Staff may accept the papers from the process server and then complete the service on the inmate.

  • A sworn peace officer may be escorted into the security area to complete the service of papers.

  • A non-sworn process server may be permitted to complete personal service if:

    • The server desires to make personal service and has made prior arrangements.

    • The inmate can reasonably be brought to the visiting area.

    • Permitting the personal service does not compromise the institution security.

  • If a request for service is received by mail, institution staff shall serve the papers and complete the verification of service. If a fee accompanied the request for service, the fee shall be returned with the verification of service.