Article 15: Acting outside territorial jurisdiction

English translation

A court is prohibited from exercising its powers outside its territorial jurisdiction, except:
(1) if the person to be interrogated or examined, or the person who owns the property or place to be examined, does not raise the question of territorial jurisdiction by way of objection, the court may conduct such interrogation or examination outside its territorial jurisdiction;
(2) the court may issue a summons to a party or a person outside its territorial jurisdiction; but in order to apply the provisions of sections 31, 33, 108, 109 and 111 of this Code, and section 147 of the Penal Law, the court having authority within that territorial jurisdiction must first endorse the summons;
(3) a writ of execution, and a court warrant issued for the arrest and detention of any person under the provisions of this Code, may be enforced in any place whatsoever.
Where execution is carried out outside the territorial jurisdiction of the court having authority over the execution, section 271, paragraphs three, four and five, shall apply.
In a case that the Civil Court has accepted for trial and adjudication under the Act for the Organization of Courts of Justice, or that has been transferred to the Civil Court under section 6/1, the Civil Court shall have the power to conduct any proceedings outside its territorial jurisdiction as it thinks fit.

⚠︎ This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.