District of Columbia Statutes
§ 13-431 — Manner and proof of service.
District of Columbia·Title 13 Procedure Generally. [Enacted title]·Ch. 4 Civil Jurisdiction and Service Outside the District of Columbia.·Subch. III Service Outside the District of Columbia.
(a)When the law of the District of Columbia authorizes service outside the District of Columbia, the service, when reasonably calculated to give actual notice, may be made —
(1)by personal delivery in the manner prescribed for service within the District of Columbia;
(2)in the manner prescribed by the law of the place in which the service is made for service in that place in an action in any of its courts of general jurisdiction;
(3)by any form of mail addressed to the person to be served and requiring a signed receipt; or
(4)as directed by the foreign authority in response to a letter rogatory.
(b)Proof of service outside the District of Columbia may be made by affidavit of the individual who made the service or in the manner prescribed by the law of the District of Col
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Legislative History
July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 549, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 132(a)
Nearby Sections
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§ 13-101
Prescription of rules by courts.§ 13-301
Courts to which applicable.§ 13-302
Service by marshal.§ 13-302.01
Service by Metropolitan Police Department.§ 13-303
Service or execution on Sunday.§ 13-333
Service on incompetent persons.§ 13-334
Service on foreign corporations.§ 13-339
Form of order of publication.