Will the court summons be sent to the defendant by SMS?

Generally speaking, subpoenas will be issued to the plaintiff and the defendant. The order of service of the summons has no influence on the plaintiff and the defendant. There are many ways to serve a summons, such as direct service, that is, the people's court sends a special person to directly serve the litigation documents to the addressee for signature. Direct delivery is the most basic mode of delivery.

Legal objectivity:

Article 107 of the Criminal Procedure Law: Summons, notices and other litigation documents shall be served on the addressee himself; If I am not here, I can give it to his adult family or the person in charge of the unit to collect it. If the addressee himself or his agent refuses to accept or sign or seal, the addressee may invite his neighbors or other witnesses to be present, explain the situation, leave the document at his residence, record the reasons for refusal and the date of delivery on the service receipt, and the addressee will sign it, which means delivery.