Article 76 — Substitute recipient at the address
Texte légal (original thaï)
เมื่อเจ้าพนักงานศาลไม่พบคู่ความหรือบุคคลที่จะส่งคำคู่ความหรือเอกสาร ณ ภูมิลำเนาหรือสำนักทำการงานของบุคคลนั้น ๆ ถ้าได้ส่งคำคู่ความหรือเอกสารให้แก่บุคคลใด ๆ ที่มีอายุเกินยี่สิบปี ซึ่งอยู่หรือทำงานในบ้านเรือนหรือที่สำนักทำการงานที่ปรากฏว่าเป็นของคู่ความหรือบุคคลนั้น หรือได้ส่งคำคู่ความหรือเอกสารนั้นตามข้อความในคำสั่งของศาล ให้ถือว่าเป็นการเพียงพอที่จะฟังว่าได้มีการส่งคำคู่ความหรือเอกสารถูกต้องตามกฎหมายแล้วในกรณีเช่นว่ามานี้ การส่งคำคู่ความหรือเอกสารแก่คู่ความฝ่ายใด ห้ามมิให้ส่งแก่คู่ความฝ่ายปรปักษ์เป็นผู้รับไว้แทน
traduction anglaise
When a court officer does not find the party or the person on whom a pleading or document is to be served at the domicile or place of business of that person, then if the pleading or document is served on any person over twenty years of age who is present at, or works in, the dwelling or place of business that appears to belong to the party or person, or if the pleading or document is served in accordance with the terms of a court order, this shall be regarded as sufficient to hold that the pleading or document has been lawfully served. In such a case, in serving a pleading or document on one party, it is prohibited to allow the adverse party to be the one who receives it on that party's behalf.
Cette traduction anglaise est fournie à titre indicatif uniquement et n'a pas encore été vérifiée de manière définitive ; référez-vous toujours à l'original thaï.
Annotation de l'entreprise
Section 76 provides substituted service on a person at the address when the intended recipient is not found. Two requirements protect its validity: the substitute must be over twenty years of age and must actually reside or work at the dwelling or place of business appearing to belong to the party, and the adverse party can never be the substitute recipient. Read with Section 73 bis, the same rule governs registered mail, so a signature by a qualifying household member or employee completes service and starts time running, for example the fifteen day period to file an answer. This is one of the six sections that qualify ordinary service under Section 74.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
For defendants, note that a summons handed to an adult relative or employee at your home or office is valid service even if you never personally received it, and the deadline to answer starts then. Check who signed for court mail and when, because a late answer is often traced to a family member who kept the summons quiet. If you were served this way and missed a deadline, act fast; an consultation en ligne avec un avocat thaïlandais can assess your options.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 5741/2559 (2016)
Delivery of a court notice at the party's domicile to a household member over twenty years of age is lawful service under Section 76 paragraph one, read with Section 73 bis for registered mail.
The postal officer delivered the notice of the appellate judgment date at the defendants' domicile to a relative over twenty years old. The court held service lawful under Section 73 bis with Section 76 paragraph one, and observed that as a reasonable person the recipient should have promptly told the intended recipients of the important registered court item.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 2850/2553 (2010)
Where the enforcement officer serves the writ on a person over twenty years old who resides at the defendant's registered address and willingly receives it on the defendant's behalf, service is lawful under Section 76.
The writ for defendant 3 was received by a person over twenty years old residing at the address where defendant 3 was registered, who willingly accepted it on his behalf per the service report. The court held this was lawful service under Section 76.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 12445/2547 (2004)
Where an employee aged forty five who is at the same house or office receives the summons and copy of the plaint, service is lawful under Section 76 paragraph one, and the fifteen day period to file an answer under Section 177 paragraph one runs from that date.
The defendant's employee, aged forty five and at the same house or office, received the summons and copy of the plaint by registered return mail. The court held service lawful under Section 76 paragraph one, so the answer was due within fifteen days under Section 177 paragraph one, and the answer filed a month later was out of time.
Décisions sélectionnées avec numéros de dossier vérifiés dans la base de données de la Cour suprême. Les versions anglaises sont des traductions éditoriales réalisées par le cabinet à des fins d'étude.
Foire aux questions
Is a summons valid if my relative received it, not me?
Yes. Under Section 76, if the officer does not find you, service on a person over twenty who lives or works at your home or place of business is valid, and the deadline to answer runs from that date.
Can the opposing party accept service for me?
No. Section 76 expressly prohibits the adverse party from being the person who receives a document on your behalf, to prevent a conflict of interest in the service.