A summons issued by a judge may be served by the court clerk because it does not arrest anyone.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only by a sheriff
• D. Only if the defendant is out of state

Answer: (B)

The key idea here is who is allowed to serve a summons. A judge can issue a summons, and the court clerk often handles the administrative side of issuing it, but service of the summons—actually delivering it to the defendant—is performed by someone authorized to do process service, such as a sheriff, deputy, constable, or a private process server. The fact that a summons doesn’t arrest anyone doesn’t automatically make the clerk the one who can serve it; serving is a separate action that requires authorized personnel to ensure proper notice. So the statement is not correct because the clerk isn’t typically the person who serves the summons.