246 Pa. Code r. 307 - Service of the Complaint
Service shall be made at least ten days before the hearing, in the following manner:
(1) A copy of
the complaint for each defendant shall be delivered by the magisterial district
judge for service to the sheriff of, or any certified constable in, the county
in which the magisterial district of the magisterial district judge is
situated. If this service is not available to the magisterial district judge,
service may be made by any certified constable of the Commonwealth. If the
complaint is delivered for service to the sheriff and service is to be made in
a county other than the one in which the magisterial district of the
magisterial district judge is situated, the sheriff shall deputize the sheriff
of the county in which service is to be made. A certified constable may serve
the complaint anywhere in the Commonwealth.
(2) If service is to be made in a county
other than the one in which the magisterial district judge's magisterial
district is situated, the magisterial district judge, instead of acting in
accordance with subdivision (1), may:
(a) send
the copy of the complaint for service to a magisterial district judge in the
county in which service is to be made who shall deliver it for service to the
sheriff of, or any certified constable in, that county. If this service is not
available to the magisterial district judge, service may be made by any
certified constable of the Commonwealth, or
(b) if service is to be made in Philadelphia,
send the copy of the complaint for service to the Court Administrator of the
Philadelphia Municipal Court who shall deliver it for service to a writ server
of that court or to the sheriff of Philadelphia.
(3) When service by mail is permitted by the
rules in this chapter, it shall be at the option of the plaintiff and shall be
made by the magisterial district judge by certified mail or comparable delivery
method resulting in a return receipt in paper or electronic form. Such service
may be made to any place in or outside the Commonwealth.
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