2014 Senate Bill 980

Revise legal notice service where address is confidential

Introduced in the Senate

June 11, 2014

Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D-9)

To establish an alternative way of serving notice of a legal process after a court order has been entered that prohibits the disclosure of the address of a party to the action. Instead, the papers would be delivered to the court system and forwarded from there. See also House Bill 5654.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Sept. 18, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Oct. 1, 2014

Amendment offered

To clarify that the court responsible for serving process on a person covered by the bill could use the usual law enforcement officers to perform the actual service of process.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Oct. 2, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors