§ Form1A Summons
Form1A. Summons
(THIS SUMMONS IS TO BE USED WHEN SERVICE IS
BY A METHOD OTHER THAN CERTIFIED MAIL)
(IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR __________ COUNTY, ALABAMA
A. B., Plaintiff )
)
v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO.
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)
C. D., Defendant )
SUMMONS
To any sheriff or any person authorized by either Rule 4.1(b)(2) or 4.2(b)(2) or 4.4(b)(2) of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure to effect service.
You are hereby commanded to serve this summons and a copy of the complaint in this action upon defendant ______ (Here supply information from the appropriate box which has heretofore been checked by the attorney for the Plaintiff on the Service Instructions.)
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
The complaint which is attached to this summons is important and you must take immediate action to protect your rights. You are required to mail or hand deliver a copy of a written Answer, either admitting or denying each allegation in the complaint, to ______, the lawyer for the Plaintiff(s), whose address is: ________________________________________________________________.
THIS ANSWER MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THIS SUMMONS AND
COMPLAINT WERE DELIVERED TO YOU OR A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE
MONEY OR OTHER THINGS DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must also file the original of your Answer with the
Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.
Dated ______ _____________________________________
Clerk of Court
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RETURN ON SERVICE
Received this summons at ______ on ______ and on ______ at ______ I served it on the within named ______ by delivering a copy of the process and accompanying documents to him.
Dated ______, 19___.
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Process Server signature
Type of process server
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(Sheriff, Dep. Sheriff, Constable)
Address: _____________________________________
Telephone No.:
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