SERVICE TO BE ISSUED ON (Please List Exactly As The Name Appears In The Pleading To Be. Served):. How do I find out if someone has been served?The County Civil Courts Department serves as the clerks for the four statutory County Civil Courts at Law in Harris County. If you're serving the defendant directly, you have only 10 days to complete service. Please request a blank form from the Jury Administrator on the day of your service. Service is "the formal delivery of a writ, summons, or other legal process or notice" according to Black's Law Dictionary. The summons must then be served on each defendant. Affidavits of service must be filled out and notarized for each defendant. Please index your exhibits. In general, Texas has very few official legal forms.