Section 68 — Electronic filing and service
Statutory text (Thai original)
การยื่นและส่งคำคู่ความและเอกสารในลักษณะนี้ไม่ว่าการนั้นจะเป็นโดยคู่ความฝ่ายใดทำต่อศาลหรือต่อคู่ความอีกฝ่ายหนึ่ง หรือศาลทำต่อคู่ความฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่ง หรือทุกฝ่าย รวมทั้งการแจ้งคำสั่งของศาลหรือข้อความอย่างอื่นไปยังคู่ความหรือบุคคลอื่นใด อาจดำเนินการโดยทางไปรษณีย์อิเล็กทรอนิกส์หรือสื่อเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศอื่นใดก็ได้ ทั้งนี้ ตามหลักเกณฑ์และวิธีการที่กำหนดไว้ในข้อกำหนดของประธานศาลฎีกาโดยความเห็นชอบของที่ประชุมใหญ่ศาลฎีกา และเมื่อข้อกำหนดนั้นประกาศในราชกิจจานุเบกษาแล้วให้ใช้บังคับได้
English translation
The filing and service of pleadings and documents under this Title, whether done by a party to the court or to the other party, or by the court to one party or to all parties, including the notification of a court order or any other message to a party or any other person, may be carried out by electronic mail or any other information technology medium, in accordance with the criteria and methods laid down in a regulation of the President of the Supreme Court with the approval of the plenary session of the Supreme Court; and once that regulation has been published in the Government Gazette, it shall come into force.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 68 is the modern gateway to electronic filing and service in civil cases. It authorizes the delivery of pleadings, documents, and court notices by email or other information technology in any direction between the court and the parties. The authority is not self-executing: it operates only under a regulation of the President of the Supreme Court, approved by the plenary session and published in the Government Gazette, which sets the criteria and methods. The provision reflects the amendment that shifted the earlier content of this section toward digital procedure.
Why this matters in practice
For litigants, electronic filing can save time and courier costs, but it is valid only when done through the channels and formats the Supreme Court regulation permits; an email sent outside those rules does not count as proper filing or service. Check the current e-filing regulation and the individual court's practice before you rely on it for a deadline. When timing is critical, confirm what your court accepts with a Thai lawyer online.
Supreme Court decisions interpreting this section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 1222/2568 (2025)
Section 68 provides that the filing and service of pleadings and documents by a party to the court, and the notification of court orders to parties, may be carried out by electronic mail or other information technology media under the regulation of the President of the Supreme Court once published in the Government Gazette.
In an application to reopen the case under Section 174(2), the issue was whether the trial court properly held that the applicant had abandoned the application by not effecting service. The court set out Section 68 as authority that filing, service, and notification of orders may be done by electronic mail or IT media in accordance with the Supreme Court regulation published in the Government Gazette.
Curated decisions with case numbers verified against the Supreme Court database. English renderings are the firm's editorial translation for study.
Frequently asked questions
Can I file court documents by email in Thailand?
Yes, Section 68 allows filing and service of pleadings, documents, and court notices by email or other information technology, but only through the channels set by the President of the Supreme Court's regulation published in the Government Gazette.
Does an email to the court count as valid service?
Only if it follows the criteria and methods in the Supreme Court regulation. Service by email or IT media is deemed valid when made through the approved system; sending outside those rules is not proper service under Section 68.