§ Rule 3.01 Commencement of the Action

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Rule 3.01. Commencement of the Action

    A civil action is commenced against each defendant:

    (a) when the summons is served upon that defendant, or

    (b) at the date of acknowledgement of service if service is made by mail, or

    (c) when the summons is delivered to the sheriff in the county where the defendant resides for service; but such delivery shall be ineffectual unless within 60 days thereafter the summons is actually served on that defendant or the first publication thereof is made.