Texas § CP.17.030 - RETURN OF SERVICE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CP.17.030 — RETURN OF SERVICE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CP.17.030. RETURN OF SERVICE
RETURN OF SERVICE. (a) The supreme court shall adopt rules of civil procedure requiring a person who serves process to complete a return of service. (b) The rules: (1) must provide that the return of service: (A) is not required to be endorsed or attached to the original process issued; and (B) may be electronically filed; and (2) may require that the following information be included in the return of service: (A) the cause number and case name; (B) the court in which the case has been filed; (C) the date and time process was received for service; (D) the person or entity served; (E) the address served; (F) the date of service; (G) the manner of delivery of service; (H) a description of process served; (I) the name of the person serving process; and (J) if the process server is certified as a process server by the supreme court, the process server's identification number. (c) A person certified by the supreme court as a process server or a person authorized outside of Texas to serve process shall sign the return of service under penalty of perjury. The return of service is not required to be verified. (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally falsifies a return of service may be prosecuted for tampering with a governmental record as provided by Chapter 37 , Penal Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 245 (H.B. 962 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas § CP.17.030
What does The Texas Constitution § CP.17.030 cover?
Section CP.17.030 ("RETURN OF SERVICE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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