§ 1735.Service; Notice

Filing an application under Section 1734 doesn't put the respondent on notice by itself, so Section 1735 requires the applicant to promptly serve a notice of filing, along with a copy of the application and its attachments. The notice follows a Judicial Council form, identifies the applicant and any attorney, and reproduces the text of Sections 1736 and 1737 so the respondent knows both what happens without an objection and what grounds an objection can raise. Critically, it also tells the respondent the clock: 30 days from service to file an objection.

Ordinary service uses the same summons-service methods that apply generally in civil cases. When the respondent is the State of California or one of its officers, departments, or agencies, though, mailing the notice to the Attorney General's office substitutes for that standard method. The applicant recovers the service fee as an item of costs, capped at what a public officer or employee would charge for comparable service, and has to file proof of service promptly once service is complete.