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You don't sign a summons when served with one; you simply have to have it handed to you, whereby you are recorded as being the recipient of the summons. It is the issuer who has to sign it. If it's not signed, then it would be legally invalid.
However, after being served with a summons, not abiding by its terms will most likely result in a bench warrant for your arrest from the issuing judge. And then the agency issuing the summons can send out arresting officers and you go to the local lockup (police station), followed by a trip to the area local jail to await your trial. (Here in Chicago, Cook county, this is 14 days.)
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∙ 13y agoYou do not have to sign for a subpoena. It is served on you and the person serving it will prepare a "Proof of Service" in which he will state that he did serve the subpoena on you on a particular date. Courts recognize that a process server cannot force the witness to sign for the subpoena; therefore they do not require a signature to be valid. It is possible, the process server will ask you to sign for it, but you may refuse.
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∙ 14y agoThe court could issue a warrant for your arrest for contempt of court and compel you to answer the subpoena.
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A summons is a legal order to appear in court. They may be issued by a court- in which case they are served (delivered) by officers. In some matters they are issued by the officers instead of arresting you and taking you into custody. Whether an officer issues a summons depends on the facts of that situation.
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