Section 280: Service of execution documents

English translation

The executing officer shall have power to serve documents relating to the execution of a judgment or order under the provisions of Title 2 of this Book, and shall include the report of such service in the execution file. In this regard, the provisions of Sections 68, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, and 80 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
In addition to service under paragraph one, the executing officer has power to order service by registered mail with return receipt, or by domestic express mail, with the person responsible for service bearing the expenses. In such a case, a document served by a postal official shall have the same effect as if the executing officer had served it, and the provisions of Sections 74, 76, and 77 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
If service cannot be made as provided in paragraphs one and two, the executing officer has power to order service by another means instead, that is, by posting the document in a conspicuous place at the domicile or place of business of the person named in the document, or by delivering the document to an administrative or police official and then posting a notice showing that such delivery has been made, or by advertisement, or by any other means the officer considers appropriate. This shall take effect only after the lapse of fifteen days, or such longer period as the executing officer considers appropriate, counting from the time the document or the notice of delivery has been posted, or the advertisement or other means the officer has ordered has been carried out or begun.
As for service of documents on a party or a third party at that person's domicile or place of business outside the Kingdom, if there is no international agreement to which Thailand is a party providing otherwise, the executing officer has power to order service by international express mail or by an international parcel-delivery operator, or through the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If this cannot be done because the domicile and place of business of such person are unknown or for any other reason, or where service on the party or third party has been carried out but the result cannot be ascertained, the executing officer, if the officer considers it appropriate, has power to order service by another means instead, that is, by posting the document in a conspicuous place at the office of the executing officer, or by advertisement, or by any other means the officer considers appropriate.

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