Q: What do you do when the officer forgets to put a “date served” on your summons?
I received a summons from a deputy probly a week and a half ago now, he said I had 20 days to file paperwork to the court with my lawyer, but I still don’t have a lawyer and there is no “date served” on my summons, the spot is left blank. I’m a simpleton and get anxious not knowing what to do until I’m told what I should do! What should I do?!
A: Call the County Sheriff's Office and ask them on what date they served you. Alternatively, if there is an attorney representing the other side, her or his information will be on the summons. You can call her or him and ask them on what date the Sheriff's Office served you. Finally, the deputy was right, you have 20 days from the date you were served to file paperwork with the court. Do not let that date go by without taking appropriate action.
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