How to Serve Legal Papers on Someone in Kings County Jail
Need to personally serve someone in Kings County Jail with civil legal papers? You can submit a service request through the Kings County Sheriff's Office Civil Division. Just make sure you send the right forms and copies, with enough lead time.
Yes. The Kings County Sheriff’s Office Civil Division can personally serve inmates in the Kings County Jail.
When you submit your service request, include the inmate’s home address if you know it. That way, if the person is released from custody before the Civil Division can attempt service at the jail, they can try service at the home address you provided.
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- ✓ Judicial Form SER-001 (required with civil processes or notices submitted for service)
- ✓ Judicial Form SER-001A (required if you’re submitting an eviction or levy that includes a Writ of Possession or Execution)
- ✓ For wage garnishments: Judicial Form WG-001
- ✓ Judicial Form WG-035 (if applicable)
- ✓ Electronic Writ Declaration (if the Writ was filed electronically)
Give yourself a buffer. The Civil Division asks that documents arrive no less than 10 business days before your deadline to serve. If you're up against a court date, count backward and submit your packet early - you'll want room for processing and service attempts.
Release dates can shift quickly, which affects jail service. If you include a home address for the inmate, the Civil Division can try serving them there if they're released before the jail attempt happens.
Send or hand-deliver your paperwork to the Kings County Sheriff’s Office Civil Division at 1550 Kings County Drive, Hanford, CA 93230.
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- ✓ For a summons, small claims document, or landlord’s eviction notice: include two sets of documents for each person to be served
- ✓ For any service on a juvenile: include two sets of documents to be served
- ✓ Include SER-001 with your civil process/service instructions
- ✓ If your request involves a Writ of Possession or Execution (eviction/levy), include SER-001A too
- ✓ If you’re submitting a wage garnishment, include WG-001 (plus WG-035 and an Electronic Writ Declaration when applicable)
- ✓ Make sure your documents are received at least 10 business days before the last day you can serve
- ✓ Add the inmate’s home address if known, so service can be attempted there if they’re released before jail service
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