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§ 6-303. Resistance and evasion of service

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 6. Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Process (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 6-303
§ 6-303. Resistance and evasion of service
Currentness
Copy of process left if service impossible without force or personal risk
(a) If a person resists service of civil process by threats, violence, or superior force, or by preventing the officer serving the process from entering the premises so that the officer cannot serve the process without force or personal risk, the officer shall leave a copy of the process:
(1) With a responsible person at the premises; or if that is not possible
(2) Posted as near the premises as practicable.
Effectiveness of service
(b) Service under this section is as effective as actual personal service.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Formerly Art. 75, § 92.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 6-303, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 6-303
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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