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.