Article 160. Service of summons or other notice

A summons or other notice to a citizen shall be served personally against a receipt on the second copy to be returned to the court with indication of the time of service.

The court summons or other notice addressed to the organization shall be handed over to the relevant official, who shall sign its second copy.

If the person delivering the summons or other notice will not catch the citizen summoned in court on the case in a place of his/her residence or work or study, the summons or other notice shall be handed over to any of the adult family members living together with him/her, and in their absence — to a citizens' self-governance body, or the employer (the official of administration), or the educational institution. In the above cases, a person who has accepted a court summons or other notice shall indicate on the second copy his/her surname, name, patronymic and type of relationship with the addressee (spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, etc.) or his/her position. A person who has accepted a court summons or other notice shall be obliged to hand it over to the addressee without delay at the earliest opportunity.

In the event of the addressee's temporary departure, the citizens' self-governance body or employer (an official of the administration) or the educational institution shall indicate on the second copy of the summons or other notice the information on the departure of the addressee and the time when his/her return is expected, which shall be confirmed and certified by signature and seal, respectively.