Is the legal notice SMS a notice of court session?

Under normal circumstances, the court will not notify the parties by SMS, but if the case is conducted in a summary procedure, it can also be conducted by SMS, telephone, fax, etc. At the same time, the court also needs to deliver the legal documents to me in writing after they are issued, otherwise they will have no legal effect. Therefore, the parties must check with the court after receiving the notice of hearing.

1. Have you received the trial notice in the form of SMS?

Under normal circumstances, the trial will not be notified by SMS. The court may notify the parties concerned by means of short message, telephone or fax in cases that are tried by summary procedure.

Legal documents issued by the people's court to the parties, including subpoenas, notices, rulings and judgments, shall be served in writing, unless I agree to serve them in other ways. If no one can be found, it should also be served by announcement (newspaper, court announcement), otherwise it will have no legal effect.

The so-called SMS or QQ information may be fraudulent information, and the caller should check the real court phone number first, and then call to verify.

Second, how long notice before the hearing?

When hearing a case, the court must notify the parties and other participants in the proceedings three days before the hearing. Cases tried in public need to be announced to the public three days before the court session.

Relevant legal knowledge

Article 136 of the Civil Procedure Law: When trying a civil case, the people's court shall notify the parties and other participants in the proceedings three days before the hearing. If the hearing is held in public, the names of the parties, the cause of action, the time and place of the hearing shall be announced.

Article 182 of the Criminal Procedure Law: After the people's court decides to hold a court session, it shall determine the members of the collegial panel and serve a copy of the indictment of the people's procuratorate on the defendant and his defender at least ten days before the court session.

Before the trial, the judge may convene the public prosecutor, the parties, the defenders and the agents ad litem to understand the issues related to the trial, such as withdrawal, the list of witnesses appearing in court, and the exclusion of illegal evidence, and listen to opinions.

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 should be served at least three days before the trial. For a case to be tried in public, the cause of action, the name of the defendant, the time and place of the court session shall be announced in advance three days before the court session.

According to article 15 1 of China's Criminal Procedure Law, the notice of hearing should be delivered at least 3 days before the hearing. When the notice of hearing is served according to law, it is legally binding on the addressee. They must appear in court at the time and place specified in the notice and shall not be absent without reason.

With the continuous popularization of law and the continuous improvement of citizens' legal awareness, when their rights and interests are infringed, they will be solved by bringing a lawsuit to the court. Then, after submitting the litigation request to the court, the court will also inform both parties of the time and place of the court session, and both parties need to attend the court at the specified time and place, and shall not be absent without reason.