Cross-Border Jurisdictional Protocol
San Marino has objected to Article 8 and to Article 10 in its entirety, so postal service and private agent service are not valid — the Central Authority is the only route. Uniquely among jurisdictions covered on this site, San Marino's Central Authority is the same body as its sole national court: the Single Court of the Republic of San Marino (Tribunale Unico della Repubblica di San Marino), a reflection of San Marino's status as the world's oldest surviving republic and one of its smallest, with a unified judicial system rather than a tiered court hierarchy.
We prepare and submit the Hague request to the Single Court of the Republic of San Marino, which reviews the request for compliance and arranges service accordingly.
Start a San Marino Central Authority filing →We prepare certified Italian translations for documents processed through San Marino's Central Authority.
Prepare a compliant translation →The Single Court can arrange service by a particular method requested by the applicant, provided it's compatible with San Marino's law, in addition to its default procedure.
Discuss particular method service →Complete National Jurisdiction
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All international document handoffs are executed pursuant to local sovereignty statutes and returned with court-certified evidentiary declarations.
Judicial Knowledge Base
No. San Marino has objected to Article 10 in its entirety, so postal service and private agent service are not valid; the Central Authority is the only route.
The Single Court of the Republic of San Marino (Tribunale Unico della Repubblica di San Marino), which also functions as San Marino's sole national court, reflecting its small size and unified judicial structure.
Generally yes, into Italian, San Marino's official language.
Notaries in San Marino have the authority to attest to the occurrence of legal acts in their presence, which can be relevant to certain aspects of documenting service-related matters.
No. San Marino has objected to Article 8, so diplomatic or consular service is not a valid channel.
Consult with our international legal support specialists about service of process in San Marino.