PART XII
Procedure in criminal cases in international relations

Chapter 62
Judicial assistance and service of documents in criminal cases


Article 585. The actions necessary in criminal proceedings may be conducted by way of judicial assistance, particularly the following :

(1) service of documents on persons staying abroad or on agencies having their principal offices abroad,

PART XII
Procedure in criminal cases in international relations

Chapter 62
Judicial assistance and service of documents in criminal cases

Article 586. § 1. The request to have a document served upon a person who is a Polish national and is staying abroad, or to have such a person examined as an accused, witness or expert, shall be addressed by the court or state prosecutor to a Polish diplomatic mission or consular office.

§ 2. If this action cannot be performed as provided for in § 1, such a request may be addressed to a court, prosecutors' office or other appropriate agency of the foreign state. If this request is for a search, for confiscation and delivery of a material object, the request should contain a duplicate copy of the order issued by the court or state prosecutor concerning the performance of this action in the given case.

Article 93
Other forms of cooperation
1. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:
(d) The service of documents, including judicial documents