Provisions on the entry into force of service of civil ruling

Legal analysis: the civil ruling will not take effect until it is served. As long as it is a court ruling, the ruling must be served on both parties. If there is no appeal, the judgment of first instance shall take effect fifteen days after the delivery and receipt of the civil ruling, and the judgment of second instance and retrial shall take effect from the date of delivery and receipt. As long as the court makes a ruling, the ruling must be served on both parties. Non-delivery is illegal and the case is not over yet.

Legal basis: Article 84 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the service of litigation documents requires a receipt, and the addressee shall record the date of receipt and sign or seal the receipt. The date of receipt by the addressee on the service receipt shall be the date of service.