§ 415.21 Access to gated communities; identification

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§ 415.21. Access to gated communities; identification

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person shall be granted access to a gated community for a reasonable period of time for the purpose of performing lawful service of process or service of a subpoena, upon identifying to the guard the person or persons to be served, and upon displaying a current driver's license or other identification, and one of the following:

        (1) A badge or other confirmation that the individual is acting in his or her capacity as a representative of a county sheriff or marshal.

        (2) Evidence of current registration as a process server pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 22350) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code.

    (b) This section shall only apply to a gated community that is staffed at the time service of process is attempted by a guard or other security personnel assigned to control access to the community.

    APPLICATION

For application of 2005 amendment, see Stats.2005, c. 706 (A.B.1742), § 41.