Will I receive a text message notification if I am sued?

Legal analysis: The person being sued will not be notified by phone or text message. 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.

Legal basis: "Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 84 The service of litigation documents must be accompanied by a receipt of service, which must be issued by the recipient Mark the date of receipt on the delivery receipt and sign or stamp it. The date of receipt signed by the recipient on the delivery receipt shall be the date of delivery.

Article 85 When serving litigation documents, they 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 to explain the situation and, before serving, The reason and date for rejection shall be recorded on the reply certificate, and shall be signed or stamped by the sender and 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 Recording the delivery process by taking photos, videos, etc. will 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 for 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 directly serve litigation documents, 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.