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Practice question: Personal

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Under current Rule14 §5, how is summons ordinarily served in person whenever practicable?
  1. By handing a copy to the defendant in person and informing the defendant that service is being made.
  2. By leaving it with any passerby near the defendant's street.
  3. By emailing every defendant without checking Rule14.
  4. By placing a copy in the court file only.
  5. By handing it to the plaintiff.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — AM19-10-20-SC, 2019 amendments, Rule14 §§1–5,13,20–23.
  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/99055 — AM19-10-20-SC, November26 2024, Rule13-A (express summons exception).

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