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Act No. 190 Section 395

Service by indifferent person.

Section 395

SEC. 395. Service by indifferent person. — When neither the governor nor his deputy is conveniently available for the service of a summons, the judge or clerk of court may, by writing indorsed upon the summons, appoint some disinterested person to serve the summons. When the service has been completed by such disinterested person, it shall be returned to the office of the clerk from which it issued, with a certificate of the time, place, and manner of its service, signed by the party making the service, together with an affidavit of such person that the facts stated in his certificate are true.

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CitationAct No. 190 Section 395 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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