Article 80: Proof of service
Statutory text (Thai original)
การส่งคำคู่ความหรือเอกสารโดยเจ้าพนักงานศาลหรือทางเจ้าพนักงานศาลนั้น ให้เจ้าพนักงานศาลส่งใบรับลงลายมือชื่อคู่ความ หรือผู้รับคำคู่ความหรือเอกสาร หรือส่งรายงานการส่งคำคู่ความหรือเอกสารลงลายมือชื่อเจ้าพนักงานศาลต่อศาล แล้วแต่กรณี เพื่อรวมไว้ในสำนวนความใบรับหรือรายงานนั้นต้องลงข้อความให้ปรากฏแน่ชัดถึงตัวบุคคลและรายการต่อไปนี้
(๑) ชื่อเจ้าพนักงานผู้ส่งหมาย และชื่อผู้รับหมาย ถ้าหากมี
(๒) วิธีส่ง วัน เดือน ปี และเวลาที่ส่งรายงานนั้นต้องลงวันเดือนปี และลงลายมือชื่อของเจ้าพนักงานผู้ทำรายงานใบรับนั้นจะทำโดยวิธีจดลงไว้ที่ต้นฉบับซึ่งยื่นต่อศาลก็ได้
English translation
For the service of a pleading or document by a court officer or through a court officer, the court officer shall submit to the court a receipt signed by the party or by the person who received the pleading or document, or a report on the service of the pleading or document signed by the court officer, as the case may be, to be kept in the case file. The receipt or report must state clearly the identity of the person and the following particulars:
(1) the name of the officer who served the writ, and the name of the person who received the writ, if any;
(2) the method of service, and the day, month, year, and time of service.
That report must be dated and signed by the officer who made it. The receipt may be made by noting it on the original that was submitted to the court.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 80 closes Title 4 by requiring a written record of every officer service, kept in the case file as the evidence that service happened and how. The record is either a receipt signed by the recipient or a report signed by the officer, and it must show the officer, the recipient if any, and the method, date, time of service. These particulars are not a formality: a report that omits a required item, such as the time of service under item (2), can be held defective, undermining a service that otherwise looked complete. The section is the evidentiary anchor for the service rules in Sections 74 to 79.
Why this matters in practice
The service report is often the decisive document when service is disputed, so read it closely. Missing details, such as no time of service or an unclear posting method, can be enough to challenge whether service was proper and to reopen a default. If you suspect you were never validly served, obtain the return of service from the file and check it against Section 80's requirements. A Thai lawyer can spot defects that support a motion to set the proceedings aside.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 8852/2551 (2008)
Where a return of service omits the time of service, it may still be understood that the writ was served in daylight between sunrise and sunset as section 74(1) requires, so the omission does not make the service unlawful.
Defendant 5 objected that the return of service for the auction notice omitted the time of service and that the writ had been fixed to the gate with scotch tape. The Supreme Court held the omission did not make the service unlawful, since it may be understood that a writ is served in daylight between sunrise and sunset under section 74(1). Fixing it with scotch tape held it firmly enough for the defendant to learn of it, and posting on a Sunday was no objection because no law requires service on a working day; in any event section 79 paragraph two makes posting effective only after fifteen days have passed. The service by the execution officer was therefore lawful.
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Cited in 2 Supreme Court decisions (1999 to 2008)
Décisions de citation sélectionnées
- Decision 9603/2542 (1999)
- Decision 8852/2551 (2008)
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Foire aux questions
Comment la signification d'un document est-elle prouvée devant un tribunal thaïlandais ?
En vertu de l'article 80, l'officier de justice dépose un reçu signé par le destinataire ou un rapport de signification signé par l'officier, conservé dans le dossier de l'affaire, indiquant qui a signifié et reçu la signification ainsi que la méthode, la date et l'heure de la signification.
Le service est-il invalide si le rapport omet l'heure ?
C’est possible. L’article 80(2) exige la mention du mode, de la date et de l’heure de la signification. Un rapport qui omet l’heure peut être jugé non conforme, ce qui peut servir à contester la régularité de la signification.
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