“A summons may be served on a corporation by delivering a copy of the summons and the complaint by any of the following methods:
(a) To the person designated as agent for service of process as provided by any provision in Section 202, 1502, 2105, or 2107 of the Corporations Code . . .
(b) To the president, chief executive officer, or other head of the corporation, a vice president, a secretary or assistant secretary, a treasurer or assistant treasurer, a controller or chief financial officer, a general manager, or a person authorized by the corporation to receive service of process.
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(California Code of Civil Procedure Section 416.10.)
(Note the absence of any requirement that you "contact the Secretary of State".)
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But assuming that that you have filed in Superior court and struggling at this simple juncture in the lawsuit, what are your expectations of success when the rules and road ahead really get fuzzy?