Section 4013.

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(a) A sheriff or jailer upon whom a paper in a judicial proceeding, directed to a prisoner in his or her custody, is served, shall forthwith deliver it to the prisoner, with a note thereon of the time of its service. For a neglect to do so, he or she is liable to the prisoner for all damages occasioned thereby.

(b) Service directed to a person who is incarcerated within any institution in this state may be served by any person who may lawfully serve process.

(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 300, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2006.)

                    
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