25-3-201. Delivery of papers to officer. (1) It is the duty of the clerk of any district court, at the request of a party in any civil action pending in such court or his agent or attorney, to forward by mail any process, summons, or other papers required in the cause; and it is the duty of the sheriff, registered process server, or other officer to whom said papers may be directed to receive the same at the place where the same are directed. When process in one county is intended for service in another, it is the duty of the clerk to forward the same in like manner.
     (2) If the papers are delivered for service away from the county seat, all necessary copies thereof must be furnished for service.
     (3) If any sheriff, registered process server, or other officer refuses to receive any summons or other process at the point where directed to him or to serve the same, he is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof must be fined in any sum not exceeding $100.

     History: (1), (3)En. Secs. 1, 2, p. 7, L. 1881; re-en. Sec. 76, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; en. Sec. 640, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6523, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9120, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 9120, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 93-3016, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4634, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3167, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 111, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 4916, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 111, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 89, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 121, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 4916, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 139, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 121, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 59, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 82, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 343, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 439, L. 1975; Sec. 25-226, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 25-226(part), 93-3016(part); amd. Sec. 83, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 548, L. 1987.