Louisiana Notice - served with Complaint and Summons

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This is an instructive Notice meant to accompany a summons and complaint initiating civil litigation. The Notice informs the defendant of the proper actions to take regarding the complaint and the consequences of not following the proper procedure in responding.
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Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature. A. A defendant shall file his answer within twenty-one days after service of citation upon him, except as otherwise provided by law.

What Are the Methods of Service? Ordinarily, a civil sheriff's deputy will serve this notice upon any party located in Louisiana. For the sheriff to make service, the sheriff will need to physically locate the person (personal service) or deliver the papers to the person's home address (domiciliary service).

A sheriff in Louisiana is only authorized to make service of process within the state of Louisiana. The Clerk of Court where the petition has been filed will not arrange service on out-of-state defendants. It is the responsibility of the petitioner to arrange service.

A. Unless otherwise directed by the state or defendant, subpoenas shall be served by domiciliary service, personal service, or United States mail as provided in Paragraph B. Personal service is made when the sheriff tenders the subpoena to the witness.

(2)(a) When the defendant is not continued in custody subsequent to arrest, an indictment or information shall be filed within ninety days of the arrest if the defendant is booked with a misdemeanor and one hundred fifty days of the arrest if the defendant is booked with a felony.

Tell the server to: Give the papers to a responsible adult where the Defendant lives, or to someone in charge where the Defendant works. Say, ?These are court papers.? Then, mail (first-class) a copy of the papers to the Defendant at the same address where s/he left the papers.

Over the age of majority (18 years of age), a resident of the state of Louisiana, and. not a party to the lawsuit.

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Louisiana Notice - served with Complaint and Summons