如果一個人被起訴，而居住在美國.

首先，你必須得到妥善申訴文件送達，而且必須是一個有效的送達，由法院官員，在最常見的普通法制度，司法管轄區規定須送達由治安官，警察，或執達主任如果在縣法院起訴或聯邦地區法院，或掛號信與收件人簽署回執。如果個人拒絕接受服務，逃跑，關閉門等等，而個人已被確定為受送達人或者在投訴裡的人，那文件/服務投訴可留下申訴文件，而被認為是一種有效的送達服務。一般暴力犯罪通常警察送達而如果被捕將在公職人員監護/拘留下直到法官設置法庭保釋金在首次出庭。(First, one must be properly served, it must be a valid service, by either a court official, in most common law systems, the jurisdictions required to be served by sheriff, marshal, constable, or bailiff if one has been sued in county court or Federal District court or certified mail with a recipient signed return receipt. If the individual refuses to accept service, flees, closes the door, etc., and the individual has been positively identified as the person to be served or in the complaint, documents/ complaint may be DROP served, and it is considered a valid service. A violent criminal usually is served by policies and is under a custody of a public officer or an officer of a court until a bail has been set by a judge at the initial appearance). ;