Is it correct to use SMS in litigation announcement?

It is incorrect to announce the lawsuit by SMS. The court will not call the parties, nor send text messages, but only issue subpoenas. The service method of the summons is as follows:

1, direct delivery. It is the way of service that the people's court sends the litigation documents directly to the addressee for signature;

2. lien delivery. When the addressee unreasonably refuses to serve the litigation documents, the addressee shall place the litigation documents at the addressee's residence in accordance with the law, resulting in the legal effect of service;

3. Entrusted service. Entrusted service and direct service have the same legal effect;

4. Delivery by post. It is the way for the people's court to send service documents to the addressee by registered mail through the post office;

5. delivery. It is a way for the people's court to send the litigation documents to the unit where the addressee works for collection and then transfer them to the addressee.

6. Delivery of notice. You can post an announcement on the bulletin board of the court, the original residence of the addressee, or publish an announcement in a newspaper. The announcement can only be used when the whereabouts of the addressee are unknown or cannot be served by other means.

Legal basis: Article 274 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

The people's court may serve litigation documents on the parties who have no domicile in the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC) in the following ways:

(a) served in the manner stipulated in the international treaties concluded between the country where the addressee is located and People's Republic of China (PRC) or attended by both parties;

(2) being served through diplomatic channels;

(3) The addressee with China nationality may entrust the people of China and the embassy or consulate of China in the country where the addressee is located to serve on his behalf;

(4) If it is served on the agent ad litem entrusted by the addressee, the agent ad litem has the right to accept the service on his behalf;

(five) to the representative office established by the addressee in People's Republic of China (PRC) or the branch or business agent with the right to accept the service;

(6) If the law of the country where the addressee is located allows it to be served by mail, it may be served by mail. The service receipt has not been returned for three months from the date of mailing, but if it is deemed to have been served according to various circumstances, it shall be deemed that the service period has expired;

(seven) by fax, e-mail, etc. to confirm the receipt of the recipient;

(eight) if it cannot be served in the above way, it shall be deemed to have been served three months after the date of announcement.