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Will I receive text messages if I am sued by others?

No, court documents will not be delivered via SMS. It is illegal to notify the person being sued by calling or sending text messages, and the court will not serve the summons using illegal service methods. The statutory service methods of summons include public notice service, direct service, mail service, entrusted service, lien service, etc. When the service is served, the recipient must sign for it and must have a receipt of service. Calling or sending text messages in the name of the court to notify someone of a court summons is an act of fraud and should be ignored. Article 84 of the "Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China" The service of litigation documents must be accompanied by a service receipt, and the recipient shall record the date of receipt, signature or seal on the service receipt. The date of receipt signed by the recipient on the delivery receipt shall be the date of delivery. Article 85 The service of litigation documents shall be delivered directly to the person to be served. If the person to be served is a citizen, he or she must hand it over to his adult family member who lives with him or her. If the person to be served is a legal person or other organization, the legal representative of the legal person or the principal person in charge of the other organization or the legal person or organization shall be responsible for the receipt. The recipient shall sign for receipt; if the recipient has a litigation agent, the document may be sent to his agent for signature; if the recipient has designated a collector to the people's court, the document shall be submitted to the recipient for signature. The date on which the adult family member living with the recipient, the person responsible for receiving the document from a legal person or other organization, the litigation agent or the recipient signs on the delivery receipt shall be the date of delivery. Article 86 If the person to be served or his adult family members living with him refuses to receive the litigation document, the person who serves the person may invite representatives of the relevant grassroots organizations or units to be present, explain the situation, and record the refusal on the service receipt. The cause and date shall be signed or stamped by the person delivering the service or the witness, and the litigation documents shall be left at the residence of the person to be served; the litigation documents may also be left at the residence of the person to be served, and recorded by taking photos, videos, etc. The delivery process shall be deemed as delivery. Article 87 With the consent of the person to be served, the people's court may serve litigation documents by fax, email, or other means that can confirm receipt, except judgments, rulings, and mediation documents. If it is delivered by the method mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the date when the fax, email, etc. arrives at the recipient's specific system shall be the date of delivery. Article 88 If it is difficult to serve litigation documents directly, you may entrust another people's court to serve them on your behalf or serve them by mail. If delivered by mail, the date of receipt stated on the return receipt shall be the date of delivery. Article 89 If the recipient is a soldier, the transfer shall be made through the political organ of the unit at or above the regiment where he is serving. Article 90 If the recipient is imprisoned, the transfer shall be made through the prison where he or she is located. If the recipient is subject to compulsory education measures, the case shall be transferred through the compulsory education institution where the recipient is located. Article 91 After receiving the litigation document, the agency or unit that forwards it must immediately hand it over to the person who delivers it for signature. The date of signature on the delivery receipt shall be the date of delivery. Article 92 If the whereabouts of the person to be served are unknown, or if the delivery cannot be made by other means stipulated in this section, the delivery shall be made by public announcement. It shall be deemed to have been served sixty days from the date of issuance of the announcement. When an announcement is made, the reason and process shall be recorded in the case file.