Process Server in Madera County, CA — Madera

Madera County Main Courthouse Venue (200 South G Street)

All civil litigation, unlawful detainer eviction actions, family law petitions, probate, and small claims in Madera County are centralized at the Superior Court of California, County of Madera — Main Courthouse at 200 South G Street, Madera, CA 93637 (which consolidated the former Sierra Mountain branch calendars). Public civil process is administered by the Madera County Sheriff’s Office — Civil Division at 200 West 4th Street, Madera, CA 93637, where the statutory fee is $50.00 under Government Code § 26721 during weekday office hours.

Highway 99 Agribusiness, Chowchilla Facilities & Highway 41 Sierra Routing

Field routing across Madera County covers three distinct geographic zones along State Route 99, State Route 41 (Yosemite gateway), State Route 145, and State Route 152:

• Madera & Rio Mesa / Tesoro Viejo Growth Corridor: Agricultural processing facilities, commercial offices, and new master-planned residential communities along Highway 99 and Highway 41 north of the San Joaquin River;
• Chowchilla & CDCR Institutional Service: In addition to commercial and residential service in Chowchilla, process servers execute institutional civil service at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF, 23370 Road 22, Chowchilla, CA 93610) and Valley State Prison (VSP, 21633 Avenue 24, Chowchilla, CA 93610) in coordination with litigation coordinators pursuant to Penal Code § 4750 / CCP § 416.90; and
• Eastern Madera County Sierra Foothills (Oakhurst, Coarsegold, Bass Lake, and Ahwahnee): Rural mountain properties, gated subdivisions (where CCP § 415.21 governs entry), and hospitality businesses along Highway 41 and Highway 49.

When serving individual defendants at home in Madera, Chowchilla, or Oakhurst, attempts are staggered across morning, evening, and weekend hours to verify that personal delivery cannot be made before invoking CCP § 415.20(b) substituted service (which takes effect 10 days after mailing).

Valley Children’s Hospital Subpoenas & County Clerk Registration

Subpoena routing encompasses both $15.00 records-only production requests under Evidence Code 1563(b)(6) (paired with CCP 1985.3 consumer notices) and $35.00/day personal appearance subpoenas under Government Code 68093 at Valley Children’s Hospital — Health Information Management at 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93636 and Madera Community Hospital facilities. Personal appearance subpoenas follow Government Code § 68093 ($35.00/day plus $0.20/mile both ways).

Under Business and Professions Code section 22350, lodging the $2,000 bond and registration certificate with the County Clerk (never the sheriff) means that completed Judicial Council proofs carry the presumption of Evidence Code section 647.

Covered municipalities and towns in Madera County

Assigned field personnel in Madera County cover commercial zones in Madera; residential blocks across Chowchilla; industrial parks near Oakhurst; suburban tracts in Coarsegold; municipal centers of Madera Ranchos. Send Madera County court documents for service.