Will the Justice Bureau send text messages?

If sued by the court, the court will not notify the defendant by phone or text message. It is illegal to notify the defendant by phone or SMS, and the court will not serve the summons by illegal service. 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.

Legal basis:

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

Article 17 The basic people's courts shall have jurisdiction over civil cases of first instance, except as otherwise provided by this Law.

Article 18 The Intermediate People's Court shall have jurisdiction over the following civil cases of first instance:

(1) Major foreign-related cases;

(two) cases that have a significant impact in the region;

(3) Cases determined by the Supreme People's Court to be under the jurisdiction of the Intermediate People's Court.

Article 119 A prosecution must meet the following conditions:

(1) The plaintiff is a citizen, legal person and other organization that has a direct interest in the case;

(2) Having a clear defendant;

(3) Having specific requests, facts and reasons;

(4) It falls within the scope of civil litigation accepted by the people's court and is under the jurisdiction of the sued people's court.