N.Y. LIE Law § 47
This is the official text of N.Y. LIE Law § 47, part of New York’s LIE Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "LIE Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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How summons served, when personal service cannot be made
Official statutory text
§ 47. How summons served, when personal service cannot be made. If\npersonal service of the summons cannot be made upon a defendant in an\naction in a court not of record, by reason of his absence from the\nstate, or his concealment therein, such service may be made by leaving a\ncopy thereof at his last place of residence and by publishing a copy of\nthe summons once in each of three successive weeks in a newspaper in the\ncity or county where the property is situated.\n
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