Text of the provision
Sec. 8. Service upon prisoners. — When the defendant is a prisoner confined in a jail or institution, service shall be effected upon him or her by the officer having the management of such jail or institution who is deemed as a special sheriff for said purpose. The jail warden shall file a return within five calendar days from service of summons to the defendant.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 14, Section 8. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 8 of Rule 14 (Summons) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 7 — Service upon entity without juridical personality.
- Section 9 — Service consistent with international conventions.
Cases citing this section
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