§ 16521 Court Clerk Trial Citation Service

• •The clerk must issue a citation with the trial order after the court sets a trial date.
• •The clerk gives that citation to the sheriff.
• •The sheriff can either hand the citation to the parties or leave it at the homes listed in their registration forms.

Two neighbors are suing each other and the court decides the trial will be on June 15. The clerk prints a notice with that date and gives it to the sheriff. The sheriff drops the notice in each neighbor's mailbox because their home addresses are on file.

The clerk follows the law by creating the notice and handing it to the sheriff. The sheriff follows the law by either handing the notice directly to the neighbors or leaving it at the addresses they gave the court.