No summonses or citations are permitted to be served within the king’s palace.

Explanation

The sovereign's residence is immune from service of process, preserving the dignity and uninterrupted function of the sovereign office.

Where this applies

• A process server attempts to serve a lawsuit on the President inside the White House, and the court quashes the service because the sovereign's residence is protected from such intrusions.
• A sheriff tries to serve a subpoena on a governor inside the state capitol during legislative session, and the court rules the service invalid because the seat of government is immune from process.
• A creditor's agent attempts to serve garnishment papers at a judge's chambers during court proceedings, and the attempt is voided because the court itself is treated as a sovereign space immune from service of civil process.