§ 16-58-103 - Summons generally.
16-58-103. Summons generally.
(a) No summons or order for a provisional remedy shall be issued by the clerk in any action before the plaintiff's complaint or petition therein is filed in his or her office.
(b) With every summons, the clerk shall issue as many copies thereof as there are defendants named therein unless otherwise ordered by the plaintiff.
(c) (1) A summons shall be issued at any time, to any county, against any one (1) or more of the defendants, at the plaintiff's request.
(2) But a summons not served shall not be taxed in the costs unless otherwise ordered by the court.