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Rule 451 – Service

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania

(A) Citations, summonses, and trial notices in summary cases may be served either personally upon the defendant or by mail to the defendant’s last known address.
(B) When service of a summons has been made by first class mail and the defendant fails to respond or appear within the time specified by these rules, the issuing authority shall cause service to be made upon the defendant personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested. Thereafter, the case shall proceed as provided in these rules.

234 Pa. Code ยง 451

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Report explaining the June 2, 1994 Comment revision published at 23 Pa.B. 5008 (October 23, 1993) .

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1478 (March 18, 2000) .

Final Report explaining the March 3, 2004 Comment revision updating the cross-references correlative to the March 3, 2004 changes to the motions rules published with the Court’s Order at 34 Pa.B. 1561 (March 20, 2004) .

Final Report explaining the September 18, 2008 revision of the Comment concerning the United States Postal Service’s return receipt electronic option published with the Court’s Order at 38 Pa.B. 5428 (October 4, 2008) .