Category: SPARE Act

Photography in the SPARE Era

Guidelines on taking perfect (and compliant) photos in the mobile app Under the requirements of the SPARE Act, one of the key elements is a quality photo. Not only does the picture clearly identify the address where the attempt took place, it provides an indelible stamp of the GPS, time, and date that you were […]

SPARE No Effort: Enhanced Diligence Review

As our COO recently communicated to all contractors, fraud on our platform has tremendous negative effects, on defendants, law firm clients and judicial staff, and most relevantly here, honest servers. Fraud takes jobs away from people doing the work properly and damages the credibility and livelihood of every professional at One Legal and in our […]

Desktop Exceptions – SPARE Act

What to do in the rare circumstances where an attempt/photo can’t be updated in the app Starting late in October, we’re taking the first step toward SPARE compliance: attempts on California jobs that aren’t recorded in the ServeManager mobile app will need a reason. Here’s what’s changing, why we’re doing it, and how we’ll help […]

Service of Process Accountability, Reform, & Equity (SPARE) Act (AB 747)

When: Taking effect January 1, 2027 What: California AB 747 — known as the SPARE Act — amends, repeals, and adds Section 22355 of the Business and Professions Code, and amends, repeals, and adds Sections 415.20, 415.45, 417.10, 417.40, 473, 473.5, 585, and 1166 of the Code of Civil Procedure, while adding a new Section […]