{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5324","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 5324","heading":"Assistance to tribunals and litigants outside this Commonwealth with respect to service.","body":"(a) General rule.--A court of record of this Commonwealth may order service upon any person who is domiciled or can be found within this Commonwealth of any document issued in connection with a matter in a tribunal outside this Commonwealth. The order may be made upon application of any interested person or in response to a letter rogatory issued by a tribunal outside this Commonwealth and shall direct the manner of service.\n(b) Court order not necessary.--Service in connection with a matter in a tribunal outside this Commonwealth may be made within this Commonwealth without an order of court.\n(c) Effect on recognition of order.--Service under this section does not, of itself, require the recognition or enforcement of an order rendered outside this Commonwealth.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VI ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY","CHAPTER 53 BASES OF JURISDICTION AND INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL PROCEDURE","SUBCHAPTER B INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=53\u0026sctn=24\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"4b29f4d04dd8f9fe5ebc0cd5c8c685edb3ca967f4fb6e23ab8768dbe998286a1","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5323","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5325"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}