Sec. 51.103. PROOF OF SERVICE. (a) Proof of service in each case requiring citation or notice must be filed before the hearing.
(b) Proof of service consists of:
(1) if the service is made by a sheriff or constable, the return of service;
(2) if the service is made by a private person, the person's affidavit;
(3) if the service is made by mail:
(A) the certificate of the county clerk making the service, or the affidavit of the personal representative or other person making the service, stating that the citation or notice was mailed and the date of the mailing; and
(B) the return receipt attached to the certificate or affidavit, as applicable, if the mailing was by registered or certified mail and a receipt has been returned; and
(4) if the service is made by publication, an affidavit:
(A) made by the publisher of the newspaper in which the citation or notice was published or an employee of the publisher;
(B) that contains or to which is attached a copy of the published citation or notice; and
(C) that states the date of publication printed on the newspaper in which the citation or notice was published.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
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