Electronic Delivery in Civil and Criminal Cases in Poland

ABSTRACT Electronic delivery in Poland has so far been introduced on a sector-by-sector basis, for a particular procedure, or to improve contact, for example, between a taxpayer and a tax office, the Social Insurance Institution, or in civil and administrative courts. The idea of unification of electronic delivery is certainly attractive for the entrepreneur, professional attorney, and public and non-public entities, and for the citizen, a technical solution ensuring the possibility of delivering correspondence by public entities would be a great convenience. Currently, however, in Polish law, we have different solutions regulating delivery in individual court procedures. This article does not cover service in administrative and court-administrative proceedings and refers only to the norms contained in civil proceedings and, after the amendment of 7 July 2023, also in criminal proceedings.

KEYWORDS E-justice – Electronic delivery in civil procedure code

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Electronic delivery in the Code of Civil Procedure. - 2. Electronic delivery to a delivery address. - 3. Summary