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SB 420 - Currently, Section 534.090, RSMO, concerning service of summons for unlawful detainer, provides that if a summons in such an action cannot be served in an ordinary manner, the judge, at the request of the plaintiff, must order notices be posted in certain locations and that the summons be delivered by certified mail to the defendant?s last known address. This act allows the judge to order the summons to be delivered by ordinary mail. If the officer states that the defendant cannot be found, or has left his or her usual place of abode, and if proof is made by affidavit of the posting, and of the mailing of a copy of the summons and complaint, the judge must proceed to hear the case as if there had been personal service. SUSAN HENDERSON
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