SECTIONS 1215-1217 - California Statutes

PROBATE CODE

SECTION 1215-1217

1215. Unless otherwise expressly provided:
(a) If a notice or other paper is required or permitted to be
mailed to a person, the notice or other paper shall be mailed as
provided in this section or personally delivered as provided in
Section 1216.
(b) The notice or other paper shall be sent by:
(1) First-class mail if the person's address is within the United
States. First-class mail includes certified, registered, and express
mail.
(2) Airmail if the person's address is not within the United
States.
(c) The notice or other paper shall be deposited for collection in
the United States mail, in a sealed envelope, with postage paid,
addressed to the person to whom it is mailed.
(d) Subject to Section 1212, the notice or other paper shall be
addressed to the person at the person's place of business or place of
residence.
(e) When the notice or other paper is deposited in the mail,
mailing is complete and the period of notice is not extended.

1216. (a) If a notice or other paper is required or permitted to be
mailed to a person, it may be delivered personally to that person.
Personal delivery as provided in this section satisfies a provision
that requires or permits a notice or other paper to be mailed.
(b) Personal delivery pursuant to this section is complete when
the notice or other paper is delivered personally to the person who
is to receive it.

1217. If a notice or other paper is required to be served or
otherwise given and no other manner of giving the notice or other
paper is specified by statute, the notice or other paper shall be
mailed or personally delivered as provided in this chapter.