Angelina County Justice of the Peace Courts Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Substitute or alternative service requires the Plaintiff to show due diligence, including two service attempts after 7:00 p.m. when the service location is residential.

IT IS ORDERED that SUBSTITUTE or ALTERNATIVE SERVICE of process pursuant to T.R.C.P. 501.2(e)(1) shall not be authorized by the court until Plaintiff shows due diligence of attempts of service of process and including two(2) attempts of service of process shall be after the hour of 7:00 p.m. if the location of service is of a residential nature.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Petitions and accompanying documents

Parties in Justice Court suits must provide enough copies of petitions and accompanying filed documents for all parties being served.

In accordance with Part V of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (TRCP), parties in Justice Court suits are responsible for providing an adequate number of copies of petitions and accompanying documents filed with the court for all parties being served.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transfer order

A copy of a transfer order must be delivered to each party or that party’s attorney of record.

An Order transferring the case shall identify the Court to which the case is being transferred and a copy of the Order shall be delivered to each party or their attorney of record.

CRITICAL

a copy of the Order shall be delivered to each party or their attorney of record.

a copy of the Order shall be delivered to each party or their attorney of record.

CRITICAL

Service

Mail to all parties

The court clerk mails the hearing notice to the filing party and all other respondents listed in the petition.

The case is docketed by the court clerk and notice of hearing is mailed to the filing party and all other respondents listed in the petition (i.e., towing company, vehicle storage facility, person/entity/law enforcement agency who authorized the towing, etc.).

CRITICAL

Self-represented litigants must provide other parties notice of filings as outlined in Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 501.4.

This includes, but is not limited to, providing notice of filings to other parties in your case as outlined in Rule 501.4 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

Service

Mail

A self-represented litigant’s failure to accept or collect a mailed or delivered document constitutes constructive receipt and may be shown by a postal receipt or comparable proof of delivery.

Failure to accept delivery or to pick up mail addressed to the address provided by a self-represented litigant will be considered constructive receipt of the mailed or delivered document and may be established by a postal service receipt for certified or registered mail or comparable proof of delivery.

CRITICAL

If no substitute attorney is being named, the motion must be delivered to the party.

If no other attorney is to be substituted, the motion must be delivered to the party

WARNING

Requested records may be sent by email, fax, in person, or postal service; postal delivery requires the requester to prepay postage.

Delivery of requested records maybe forwarded via email, fax, in person, or postal service to a requester who has prepaid the postage.

INFO

Service

Mail

Juror Summonses are generally sent by regular U.S. mail.

In most instances, Juror Summonses are sent to individuals by regular mail via the U.S. Postal Service.

INFO

Service

Personal service

When jury requests arise under short time restrictions, the court may arrange hand delivery of summonses to randomly selected people confirmed to reside in Angelina County.

In some instances, when jury requests are made and the court is under short time restrictions, it may provide the Angelina County Constable’s office in the precinct in which the trial is to be held with Juror Summonses for hand delivery to individuals chosen at random from public places in the county, who are confirmed to reside in Angelina County.