How to Fill Out Form POS-050

Form POS-050 at a glance

What it is: POS-050/EFS-050 is the PROOF OF ELECTRONIC SERVICE (Proof of Service/Electronic Filing and Service), a Judicial Council of California form approved for optional use.

Who signs: Type or print the name of the declarant, and add the signature of the declarant.

A filled-in Form POS-050 example: a legal assistant proves an email service

Form POS-050 example filled out, example: a legal assistant proves an email service
Maria Sample, a legal assistant, completes form POS-050 for attorney Robert Example. She emails one document to opposing counsel, so the attachment boxes stay empty. The picture shows page 1, and its names and figures are sample values. The office has no fax number, so the fax number stays empty. The court has no separate mailing address or branch, so the mailing address and branch name stay empty.

How to fill out Form POS-050, box by box

Attorney or party without attorney

Under attorney or party without attorney, enter the name, firm name, state bar no, street address, city, state, zip code, telephone no., fax no., e-mail address and attorney for (name).

Superior Court of California, County of

Under SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF, enter the county, the STREET ADDRESS, the MAILING ADDRESS, the CITY AND ZIP CODE and the BRANCH NAME.

Case number, plaintiff/petitioner, defendant/respondent, judicial officer and department

Enter the CASE NUMBER, the PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER, the DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT, the JUDICIAL OFFICER and the DEPARTMENT.

I am at least 18 years old, with your addresses

You are at least 18 years old. Enter your residence or business address (specify) and your electronic service address (specify).

The documents served, with their exact titles

Enter the exact titles of the documents you electronically served. If the documents served are listed in an attachment, mark the box (Form POS-050(D)/EFS-050(D) may be used for this purpose).

The person served, as follows

For the documents listed in 2, enter the Name of person served, the name or names of parties represented if person served is an attorney, the Electronic service address of person served and the date.

If the documents listed in item 2 were served electronically on the persons and in the manner described in an attachment, mark the box (Form POS-050(P)/EFS-050(P) may be used for this purpose).

Date and signature of the declarant

Enter the Date. Under penalty of perjury: "I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct."

More rules for Form POS-050

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Sources

[1] Form POS-050/EFS-050 (Rev. February 1, 2017), Proof of Electronic Service, Judicial Council of California (the Official source link on this page).

POS-050 PDF Details

It is for a declarant who electronically served documents.

Address: the declarant specifies a residence or business address and an electronic service address.

Attachment: if the documents served are listed in an attachment, Form POS-050(D)/EFS-050(D) may be used for this purpose.

Person served: name of person served, electronic service address of person served and date.

Attorney served: on behalf of the names of parties represented, if person served is an attorney.

Persons served: if the persons served and the manner are described in an attachment, Form POS-050(P)/EFS-050(P) may be used.

Declaration: the declarant declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

QuestionAnswer
Form NamePOS-050
Form Length1 page
Fillable?Yes
Fillable fields32
Avg. time to fill out6 min
EditionFebruary 1, 2017
Issuing agencyJudicial Council of California
Who signsThe declarant
Matches the agency's fileYes, checked October 2, 2026
Other namesPOS-050, POS050, POS 050, POS-050/EFS-050, California POS-050, Proof of Electronic Service
Official sourcePOS-050 (Rev February 1, 2017), Judicial Council of California