THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

LEHIGH COUNTY

Amended Rule of Civil Procedure; No. 2023-J-0023

[53 Pa.B. 3186]
[Saturday, June 17, 2023]

Administrative Order

 And Now, this 31st day of May, 2023, the Administrative Order entered on April 18, 2023 is amended as follows:

 It Is Ordered that the following Lehigh County Rule of Civil Procedure 430 is hereby Adopted, effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 It Is Further Ordered that the Court Administrator of Lehigh County shall:

 1. File one (1) copy of the Order and the Amended Lehigh County Rule of Civil Procedure 430 with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

 2. File two (2) copies, and other copies that comply with the requirement of 1 Pa. Code Section 13.11(b) as necessary, with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 3. File one (1) copy with the Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records—Civil Division for public inspection and copying.

 4. Publish a copy of the amended local rule on the court's website.

 5. Compile the amended local rule within the complete set of local rules no later than thirty (30) days following publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

J. BRIAN JOHNSON, 
President Judge

Amended Lehigh County Rule of Civil Procedure 430. Service by Publication.

 (1) Every motion for a special order directing the method of service pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 430 shall be accompanied by a cover sheet in the form set forth as Appendix 1 of these rules.

 (2) The Lehigh Law Journal shall be the legal periodical for the publication of all notices.

 (3) The court will not consider a motion for special service pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 430(a) unless

 (a) A cover sheet in the form set forth in Appendix 1 of these rules is attached to the motion;

 (b) An affidavit and supporting documentation is attached to the motion indicating that all prerequisites and at least one discretionary effort have been attempted; and

 (c) The motion is electronically filed.

APPENDIX 1—Requirements for Special Service Checklist

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 Counsel for the moving party has attempted the following efforts marked with an ''X'':

Prerequisites:

 ______ Attempted Sheriff service to all known addresses

 ______ PennDOT Form DL-503¹ (as applicable pursuant to Section D of the Form)

 ______ Inquiry of postal authority

 ______ Examination of Lehigh County dockets

 ______ Examination of social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

 ______ Search on at least one Internet search engine (Google, Bing, etc.)

Discretionary Efforts:

 ______ Examination of local tax records

 ______ Examination of voter registration records

 ______ Examination of telephone directory website (411.com, whitepages.com, etc.)

 ______ Inquiry of relatives, neighbors, friends, and employers of defendant(s)

 ______ Other: __________

 The court will not consider a motion for special service pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 430(a) unless:

 1. This checklist is attached to the motion;

 2. An affidavit and supporting documentation is attached to the motion indicating that all prerequisites and at least one discretionary effort have been attempted; and

 3. The motion is electronically filed.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-786. Filed for public inspection June 16, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]

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¹  PennDOT Form DL-503 is available on PennDOT's website. PennDOT Form DL-503 is only required if the requestor satisfies one of the seven categories set forth in Section D of Form DL-503.

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