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§56-3-1. Ancient Writs - The right and benefit of all writs, remedial and judicial,...
§56-3-2. Writs Abolished - The writ of right, writ of entry, writ of formedon,...
§56-3-2a. Actions for Breach of Promise to Marry and for Alienation of Affections Prohibited - Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no...
§56-3-3. Forms of Writs and Other Process - The Supreme Court of Appeals may, from time to time,...
§56-3-4. Issuance of Process; Alteration - The process to commence a suit shall be a writ...
§56-3-5. To Whom Process Directed; Return of Process; Return of Summons for Witness - Process from any court, whether original, mesne or final, may...
§56-3-6. Delivery of Process - The clerk of every court from whose office may be...
§56-3-7. Officer's Receipt of Process - Every officer who attends a court shall, within five days...
§56-3-8. Proof of Mailing Process to Officer - Proof that any process or order was put into the...
§56-3-9. Service in Other County; Return - A sheriff or other officer may transmit by mail (the...
§56-3-10. Clerk's Receipt of Process Sent by Mail; Postage Due - If there come directed to a clerk, by mail, a...
§56-3-11. Execution and Validity of Service Generally; Execution When Sheriff Is Disqualified; Service When Original Is Returned Not Executed - Any process or notice may be executed on or before...
§56-3-12. Service of Summons or Scire Facias; Finality of Judgment by Default on Scire Facias or Summons - Any summons or scire facias against any person, including a...
§56-3-13. Service of Process or Notice on Domestic Corporations - Unless otherwise specially provided, process against, or notice to, a...
§56-3-13a. Service of Process or Notice on Domestic and Foreign Limited Partnerships; Service by Publication - Process against, or notice to, a domestic limited partnership or...
§56-3-14. Service of Process or Notice on Foreign Corporations - Process against, or notice to, a foreign corporation which has...
§56-3-15. Service of Process or Notice on Common Carriers Other Than Corporations - In a case against any common carrier, other than a...
§56-3-16. Execution of Process on Sunday - No civil process or order shall be executed on Sunday,...
§56-3-17. Where Process May Be Executed - Every officer by whom any process or order may be...
§56-3-18. When Officer May Summon Assistance; Failure to Assist - Such officer may, in case resistance be made or apprehended...
§56-3-19. Officer's Service and Return of Process; Failure to Make Proper Return; False Return - Every officer to whom any process or order is lawfully...
§56-3-20. Further Liability for Failure to Make Proper Return - A judgment in a prosecution under the preceding section for...
§56-3-21. Alias Process - If, at the return day of any process, it be...
§56-3-22. Judgment on Return Nihil - No judgment shall be rendered on a scire facias, or...
§56-3-23. Service by Publication Generally - On affidavit that a defendant is a foreign corporation for...
§56-3-24. Contents of Order of Publication; Publishing - Every order of publication shall give the style of the...
§56-3-25. Failure to Appear in Response to Publication; Trial or Hearing - When such order shall have been so published, if the...
§56-3-26. Rehearing in Case of Nonpersonal Service - Any unknown party or other defendant who was not served...
§56-3-27. Order of Publication in Supreme Court of Appeals - When, by the return of any officer of process issued...
§56-3-28. Requisites of Publication in Supreme Court of Appeals - Such order of publication shall be entered by the clerk...
§56-3-29. Rehearing in Supreme Court of Appeals - Any unknown party or other defendant who was not served...
§56-3-31. Actions by or Against Nonresident Operators of Motor Vehicles Involved in Highway Accidents; Appointment of Secretary of State, Insurance Company, as Agents; Service of Process - (a) Every nonresident, for the privilege of operating a motor...
§56-3-32. Process Is Part of Record Without Oyer - The writ or process commencing any action at law or...
§56-3-33. Actions by or Against Nonresident Persons Having Certain Contacts With This State; Authorizing Secretary of State to Receive Process; Bond and Fees; Service of Process; Definitions; Retroactive Application - (a) The engaging by a nonresident, or by his or...
§56-3-33a. Actions Against Nonresident Persons by Petitioners Seeking Domestic Violence or Personal Safety Relief; Service of Process; Authorizing Secretary of State to Receive Process Against Nonresidents - (a) Any person who is: (1) Not a resident of...
§56-3-34. Actions by or Against Nonresident Bail Bond Enforcement Agents or Bail Bondsmen; Appointment of Secretary of State as Agents; Service of Process - (a) Every nonresident bail bond enforcer or bail bondsman, for...