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    Summons; method and place of service
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    SECTION 402

    Summons; time to appear and answer

    Uniform District Court Act (UDC) CHAPTER 565, ARTICLE 4

    § 402. Summons; time to appear and answer.

    (a) If the summons is personally served within the county on a natural
    person pursuant to CPLR § 308(1), or on a corporation pursuant to CPLR §
    311(1), it shall require the defendant to appear and answer within
    twenty days after its service.

    (b) If the summons is served otherwise than as designated in
    subdivision (a), it shall provide that the defendant must appear and
    answer within thirty days after proof of service is filed with the
    clerk.