# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 4.5: Service by document exchange

Extent: E+W

(1) This rule applies where—
(a) the person to be served—
(i) has given a document exchange (DX) box number, and
(ii) has not refused to accept service by DX; or
(b) the person to be served is legally represented in the case and the legal representative has given a DX box number.
(2) A document may be served by—
(a) addressing it to that person or legal representative, as appropriate, at that DX box number; and
(b) leaving it at—
(i) the document exchange at which the addressee has that DX box number, or
(ii) a document exchange at which the person serving it has a DX box number.
(3) Where the person to be served under this rule is the court officer, the address for service is the relevant court office.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/4.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-4.5
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