Pennsylvania § 5324 Assistance to tribunals and litigants outside this Commonwealth with respect to service

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5324 — Assistance to tribunals and litigants outside this Commonwealth with respect to service

Pennsylvania § 5324

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VI

Ch. 53BASES OF JURISDICTION AND INTERSTATE

Subch.INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL PROCEDURE

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5324 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--A court of record of this Commonwealth may order service upon any person who is domiciled or can be found within this Commonwealth of any document issued in connection with a matter in a tribunal outside this Commonwealth. The order may be made upon application of any interested person or in response to a letter rogatory issued by a tribunal outside this Commonwealth and shall direct the manner of service.

(b)Court order not necessary.--Service in connection with a matter in a tribunal outside this Commonwealth may be made within this Commonwealth without an order of court.

(c)Effect on recognition of order.--Service under this section does not, of itself, require the recognition or enforcement of an order rendered outside this Commonwealth.

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(a) General rule.--A court of record of this Commonwealth may order service upon any person who is domiciled or can be found within this Commonwealth of any document issued in connection with a matter in a tribunal outside this Commonwealth. The order may be made upon application of any interested person or in response to a letter rogatory issued by a tribunal outside this Commonwealth and shall direct the manner of service.

(b) Court order not necessary.--Service in connection with a matter in a tribunal outside this Commonwealth may be made within this Commonwealth without an order of court.

(c) Effect on recognition of order.--Service under this section does not, of itself, require the recognition or enforcement of an order rendered outside this Commonwealth.