§ 535

535.030.    Service of summons — court date included in summons. — 1.  Such summons shall be served as in other civil cases at least four days before the court date in the summons.  The summons shall include a court date which shall not be more than twenty-one business days from the date the summons is issued unless at the time of filing the affidavit the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney consents in writing to a later date.