(A) An order issued according to § 150.03 shall be served as follows:
(1) By personally delivering a copy of the order to the person being notified;
(2) By sending a copy of the order by registered or certified mail to the residence or place of business or employment of the person to be notified, with return receipt requested; or
(3) By leaving a copy of the order at the person’s home or place of business or employment with some person of suitable age and capacity.
(B) If service, after a reasonable effort, cannot be obtained by a means described in division (A) above, service may be made by publication. Where service is made by publication, a notice of the order shall be published two times, at least one week apart, in a newspaper published in the town, and which is authorized by law to publish notices, or in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, which is authorized by law to publish notices, in the event there is no qualifying newspaper published in the town.
(C) Where service is made by any of the means described in this section, except by mail or by publication, the person making service shall make an affidavit stating:
(1) Service has been made;
(2) The manner in which service was made;
(3) The nature of the order; and
(4) The date of service.
(1995 Code, § 150.05)