Rule 4-1 Service by Publication
Rule Text
(a) Availability. When service of the summons and complaint cannot be made as prescribed in Rule 4, and the requirements set forth in 5 V.I.C. § 112(a) for obtaining substituted service by publication are established by affidavit, and the prerequisites stated in that statute are satisfied, the court may grant an order that service be made by publication in accord with the provisions of that statute.
(b) Contents of Publication. The contents of the summons published shall include the information specified in 5 V.I.C. § 112(b), and any additional information ordered by the court.
(c) Publication. The order of publication shall control the newspaper(s) to be used in publishing the summons, in accord with the requirements and procedures of 5 V.I.C. § 112(c).