Galveston County Courts at Law Service and Proof of Service Rules
107 rules from official source documents
Rules 101 to 107, page 3 of 3
E-service, mail, personal service, proof of service, certificate, and timing requirements.
WARNING
- Service
- Electronic service
On a party's motion and for good cause, a county court may order the parties in that case to serve eligible court documents electronically.
(b) Upon the motion of a party and for good cause shown, a county court may order the parties in a particular case to electronically file and serve court documents that are permitted to be electronically filed under Rule 12.3.3.
WARNING
Notice given less than fifteen days under the cited rules is presumed unreasonable.
(d) Notice of less than fifteen (15) days under Rules 21a and 202.3(a), Tex. R. Civ. P., shall be presumed to be unreasonable.
INFO
- Service
- Electronic service
Electronic service of court documents is optional unless the court orders it under subsection (b).
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) below, the electronic filing and serving of court documents is wholly optional.
INFO
- Service
- Electronic service
A filer may serve a document electronically whether the document is traditionally filed or electronically filed.
A filer may electronically serve a document in instances where the document is traditionally filed as well as in instances where the document is electronically filed.
INFOCriminal cases
Investigators with the Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office may issue summonses in juvenile matters.
In addition to other persons, investigators with the Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office may issue summons in juvenile matters.
INFO
- Service
- Electronic service
A filer may electronically serve a document whether it is traditionally filed or electronically filed.
(c) A filer may electronically serve a document in instances where the document is traditionally filed as well as in instances where the document is electronically filed.
INFOCriminal cases
A juvenile-case summons may be served by any suitable person acting under the court’s direction.
Pursuant to Section 53.007, Texas Family Code, service of the summons in a juvenile case may be made by any suitable person under the direction of the court.
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