SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT COURT SERVICES DIVISION INSTRUCTIONS ON NON-WRIT PROCESS Rod Hoops, Sheriff East and West Valley Region th rd 157 W. 5 Street, 3 Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415 Bus No. (909) 387-5700 Fax No. (909) 387-5630 Rancho Court Services rd 8303 Haven Avenue, 3 Floor Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Bus. No. (909) 945-4440 Fax No. (909) 948-4577 Desert and Mountain Region 14455 Civic Drive, Suite 400 Victorville, CA 92392 Bus No. (760) 243-8756 Fax No. (760) 243-8936 Vs. Plaintiff/Petitioner Needles Court Services 1111 Bailey Avenue Needles, CA 92363 Bus No. (760) 326-9225 Fax No. (760) 326-9239 Case No. Defendant/Respondent TYPE OF PROCESS: Summons and Complaint Unlawful Detainer with Prejudgment* Subpoena (Criminal) Other Order of Examination Civil Bench Warrant Subpoena (Civil) *SUBSTITUTE SERVICE IS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION 415.20 (ADDITIONAL COPY OF PROCESS REQUIRED FOR MAILING.) BY AUTHORITY OF THE ACCOMPANYING CIVIL PROCESS, YOU ARE HEREBY INSTRUCTED TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING: Name of Person to be served: If the defendant is a minor, please complete a separate instruction form for the legal guardian or parent. ADDRESS CITY HOME PHONE: STATE ZIP BUSINESS PHONE NO. OR OTHER CONTACT NO. COMPANY NAME: WORK HOURS BUSINESS ADDRESS: CITY STATE ZIP BEST TIME/DAYS FOR SERVICE: DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE DEFENDANT DRIVES: MAKE MODEL COLOR LICENSE PLATE NO. YEAR PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF PERSON TO BE SERVED: DATE OF BIRTH SEX: HEIGHT MALE FEMALE WEIGHT RACE AGE EYES HAIR SCARS/MARKS/ TATTOOS ATTORNEY OR PLAINTIFF’S INFORMATION: (NO REFUNDS AFTER PROCESSING) PRINT NAME MAILING ADDRESS SIGNATURE OR AUTHORIZED AGENT CITY/STATE/ZIP DATE DAYTIME PHONE NUMBER /CELL PHONE NUMBER (See reverse side for additional information) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Rev.11/24/2009 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Required Service Address Sheriff’s Court Services requires a residential and/or business address for service. These addresses must be within San Bernardino County. Our office does not conduct investigations to locate persons for service in civil process. Request for services to multiple addresses requires separate fees for each additional address. Service Hours Generally, our service hours are from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Diligence in Service Sheriff’s Court Services will diligently attempt to serve every process. As a policy, the Sheriff’s Department will generally attempt personal service at a proper place on three separate days and separate times to fully satisfy the requirements of reasonable diligence. Proof of Service/Returns A Proof of Service (successful) or an Attempt of Service (unsuccessful) will be mailed to the requesting party when service was made in accordance with the statutory provisions. Proof of Service shows the time, place, and manner of service and the facts showing execution of process in compliance with the requirements of the law. Manner of Service Civil process may be served personally to the defendant or by substitute service. When a defendant attempts to avoid service by not answering the door at the premises during the time of service or ignoring business cards and messages left at the location, service attempts shall be made in accordance with the requirements of reasonable diligence and by substitute service if authorized pursuant to CCP 415.20. Sheriff’s Court Services does not have the authority to enter private buildings and dwellings without the owner’s consent and does not perform “stake-outs” to effect execution of process. Arrests - Civil Bench Warrants Due to housing constraints which severely limit the capacity of San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to incarcerate persons arrested pursuant to a civil bench warrant, a defendant arrested on a Civil Bench Warrant will be cited and released upon signing a promise to appear in court and abide the order of the court or judge as specified by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1993 unless the court precludes use of the promise to appear. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Rev.11/24/2009