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California Rules of Court

Rule 3.222. Papers to be served on cross-defendants

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.222

Current text effective January 1, 2007.

A cross-complainant must serve a copy of the complaint or, if it has been amended, the most recently amended complaint and any answers thereto on cross-defendants who have not previously appeared.

#History

Rule 3.222 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 202 effective January 1, 1985; previously amended effective January 1, 2003.

What this rule requires

Service and Proof of Service Rules

  • A cross-complainant must serve a copy of the complaint or, if it has been amended, the most recently amended complaint and any answers thereto on cross-defendants who have not previously appeared.

Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.