Rule 54.01. Clerk to Issue Process – Separate or Additional Summons

(a) Upon the filing of a pleading requiring service of process, the clerk shall forthwith issue the required summons or other process.

(b) The clerk shall deliver the summons or other process for service to:

(1) The sheriff or other person specially appointed to serve it; or (2) The party if the party files a request that the clerk deliver it to the party.

(c) The person to whom the clerk delivers the summons or other process shall be responsible for promptly serving it with a copy of the pleading and any other paper requiring service.

(d) If a party files a request for separate or additional summons or other process, the clerk shall issue the requested process.