Serving legal documents on the Attorney General of British Columbia
Last updated on January 18, 2024Please be advised that email and facsimile delivery is not a valid form of service of a Notice of Civil Claim, Petition to the Court, application for probate or administration, or other originating process.
You may serve the document by registered mail to:
Deputy Attorney General
Ministry of Attorney General
PO Box 9290 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9J7
Providing notice of an application for probate or administration only
To provide notice of an application for probate or administration only, notice may be given by email at the following address:
Ministry staff will provide confirmation of receipt for notices sent by email.
More information
For further information about serving originating pleadings generally, please see section 8 of the Crown Proceeding Act.
You may also refer to Supreme Court Civil Rule 4-3(6) that provides: A document to be served on the Attorney General must be served at the Ministry of Attorney General in the City of Victoria, and is sufficiently served if it is left during office hours with any lawyer on the staff of the Attorney General at Victoria or mailed by registered mail to the Deputy Attorney General in Victoria.
For further information about providing notice of an application for probate or administration, please refer to Supreme Court Rule 25-2 (2), Rule 25-2 (5) and Rule 25-2 (6).