Is the court summons a SMS notification?

Legal analysis: No, SMS can't confirm that the court information was served effectively. The people's court has a formal service procedure for serving subpoenas, and the first way to serve subpoenas is for the parties to sign in person. Telephone notification is not a delivery method, but directly delivered to the court in person, and it is also very simple to identify such scams. According to the law, the parties shall be notified by summons three days before the court session, and the defendant may reply in writing or in court after receiving the complaint.

Legal basis: Article 92 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). If the addressee's whereabouts are unknown, or it cannot be served by other means specified in this section, it shall be served by public announcement. Sixty days after the announcement, it shall be deemed to have been delivered. When the announcement is served, the reasons and process shall be recorded in the file.