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16-19-506. Manner of service and return.
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16-19-506. Manner of service and return.
(a) The service and return thereto of the process provided for in this chapter shall be made in the same manner as in the circuit court, except that no service other than is provided for in this chapter shall be made by publication, nor shall any return made by anyone other than the sheriff, coroner, or constable of the county be valid unless sworn to.
(b) The service of process shall be by:
(1) Delivering to the defendant a copy of the summons, and, if he refuses to receive it, the offer of it to him shall be a sufficient service; or
(2) Leaving a copy of such summons at the usual place of abode of the defendant with some person who is a member of his family over the age of fifteen (15) years; or
(3) Reading it to and in the presence of the defendant.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-19-506
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.16.odt
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16-19-506. Manner of service and return.
(a) The service and return thereto of the process provided for in this chapter shall be made in the same manner as in the circuit court, except that no service other than is provided for in this chapter shall be made by publication, nor shall any return made by anyone other than the sheriff, coroner, or constable of the county be valid unless sworn to.
(b) The service of process shall be by:
(1) Delivering to the defendant a copy of the summons, and, if he refuses to receive it, the offer of it to him shall be a sufficient service; or
(2) Leaving a copy of such summons at the usual place of abode of the defendant with some person who is a member of his family over the age of fifteen (15) years; or
(3) Reading it to and in the presence of the defendant.
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