The person being sued or the registered agent for service must accept service or the citation is not considered to be served.

• A. The citation is considered served only if the defendant accepts service.
• B. True
• C. The defendant must appear in court to accept service
• D. The court may proceed without service if the defendant is absent

Answer: (B)

The essential idea is how service of process becomes valid. For a citation to be effective, the person being sued or the registered agent for service must actually receive it and acknowledge receipt. This confirms that the defendant has notice and an opportunity to respond, which is the safeguard built into civil procedure. If there is no acceptance or acknowledgment of receipt, the citation isn’t considered served, and the court would typically require re-service or another authorized method. The other options suggest service can occur without receipt or allow the court to proceed without proper service, which would skip the notice requirement and undermine the process. So the statement is true.