Will the hearing be notified by SMS?

Legal analysis: the notice of hearing will not be notified by SMS, but will be delivered in written form. Only with the written consent of both parties can the notification be made by SMS. After the people's court determines the date of the hearing, it shall notify the people's procuratorate of the time and place of the hearing, summon the parties, and notify the defenders, agents ad litem, witnesses, expert witnesses and translators. Summons and notices shall be served three days before the court session. For a case tried in public, the cause of action, the name of the defendant, the time and place of the hearing shall be announced three days before the hearing.

Legal basis: Article 261 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is applicable to the trial of a case by summary procedure. The people's court may summon both parties, notify witnesses and serve litigation documents other than the judgment documents by taking a message, telephone, text message, fax or email.