Section 411. Service of summons and complaint, third-party complaint, petition with a notice of petition or order to show cause and petition upon defendant  


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  • Service  of  the  summons  and  complaint,  third-party  summons   and
      complaint, petition with a notice of petition or order to show cause and
      petition  shall  be made within one hundred twenty days after the filing
      of  the  summons  and  complaint,  third-party  summons  and  complaint,
      petition  with a notice of petition or order to show cause and petition,
      provided that if service is not made upon a defendant  within  the  time
      provided  in  this  section,  the  court, upon motion, shall dismiss the
      action without prejudice as to that defendant, or upon good cause  shown
      or in the interest of justice, extend the time for service.