Is the court summons in the form of email?

The law does not prohibit it. However, the court will not serve a summons on the defendant by e-mail. Litigation documents are acceptable, except for judgments, rulings and conciliation statements.

Legal analysis

The service methods of court summons include announcement service, direct service, mail service, entrusted service and lien service. Generally speaking, it's email, and I won't send you a text message through my personal mobile phone number. If the whereabouts of the addressee is unknown, or it cannot be served by other means, the service shall be announced. Sixty days after the announcement, it shall be deemed to have been delivered. When the announcement is served, the reasons and process shall be recorded in the file. In other words, if it cannot be delivered, the court will make an announcement. After the expiration of the announcement, a court session will be held. If it fails, it will be tried in absentia and a judgment will be made. At present, the court express mail is mainly sent by China Post Express and EMS. If the other party appeals, the materials sent should include a copy of the appeal, a model power of attorney, a summons, etc. There will also be the name and contact number of the second instance undertaker. With the consent of the person to be served, the people's court may serve litigation documents by fax, e-mail and other means that can confirm receipt, except for judgments, rulings and conciliation statements. If it is delivered by the way mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the date when it reaches the addressee's specific system by fax or e-mail shall be the date of delivery.

legal ground

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

Article 84 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 85 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 receipt by the adult family members of the addressee, the legal person or other organization responsible for receiving the goods, litigation agent or agent shall be the date of delivery.