Will the court send you a text message to inform you of the trial?

The notice of hearing will not be notified by SMS, but will be delivered in writing. Only after the written consent of both parties, the notice can be notified 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.

There will be no SMS notification for the trial. The legal service methods of summons include announcement service, direct service, mail service, entrusted service and lien service. At the same time of service, the addressee must have a receipt for receipt. The service of litigation documents must have a receipt, and the addressee shall record the date of receipt, sign or seal it. The date of receipt by the addressee on the service receipt shall be the date of service. Litigation documents shall be served directly on the addressee.

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Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 187 After the people's court decides to hold a hearing, it shall determine the members of the collegial panel and serve a copy of the indictment of the people's procuratorate to the defendant and his defender ten days before the hearing.

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.

The above-mentioned activities shall be recorded in the record and signed by the judges and clerks.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law

Article 87 There must be a receipt for the service of litigation documents, and the addressee shall record the date of receipt, sign or seal on the receipt.

The date of receipt by the addressee on the service receipt shall be the date of service.

Article 88 Litigation documents shall be served directly on the addressee. If the addressee is a citizen, I will not give it to his adult family to sign for it; If the addressee is a legal person or other organization, it shall be signed by the legal representative of the legal person, the principal responsible person of other organizations or the responsible person of the legal person or organization; If the addressee has an agent ad litem, he may send it to his agent for signature; If the addressee appoints an agent to the people's court, it shall send it to the agent for signature.

The date of delivery is the date when the adult family members, legal persons or other organizations of the addressee are responsible for receiving and the litigation agent or agent signs for it.

Article 91 If it is difficult to serve litigation documents directly, it may entrust other people's courts to serve them on its behalf or by post. If it is delivered by post, the date of receipt indicated on the receipt shall be the date of delivery.