Missouri Laws 416.530 – Personal service authorized, how served
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 416.530
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
In lieu of mailing the notification to the defendant in a foreign state, plaintiff may cause said notification to be personally served in the foreign state on the defendant by an adult person not a party to the suit by delivering said notification to the defendant or by offering to make the delivery in case defendant refuses to accept same, or by having said notification served on defendant by an officer duly qualified to serve legal process in the state or jurisdiction where the defendant is found and the officer’s return showing the service to have been made, filed in the case on or before the return day of the process, or within such further time as the court may allow. Upon the service a general judgment may be taken against defendant or defendants.