Which of the following is an accepted method of service when serving and returning under Rule 5b?

• A. Hand to party or attorney, deliver to office, fax or email allowed
• B. Email beholden to 5 pm cutoff
• C. Mail only
• D. No email allowed

Answer: (A)

Under Rule 5(b), serving and returning papers can be done in several ways, including personal delivery to the party or to the party’s attorney, delivering a copy to the party’s or attorney’s office, and even electronic methods such as fax or email when allowed by the rule or by agreement. That’s why the option listing all of these methods is correct: it reflects the range of accepted methods, including both traditional personal/service-at-office routes and electronic transmission. The other statements don’t fit because they either limit service to mail only, assert that email isn’t allowed, or introduce a cutoff time for email that isn’t part of the rule.