| About Process Servers & The
Process Server Directory.
The Rominger Legal Process Server Directory is a resource for lawyers
and the public to find professional process servers to serve process, including
complaints, writs, summons, subpoenas, and other legal documents.
As a free resource to the public and process servers
we also have the Process
Server and PI Forums, where servers can discuss paper delivery
techniques, skip tracing tips, process server marketing, and all other
aspects of their process serving business. Members of the public and
people in fields related to process serving can post questions, make
comments, and join in the process server discussions as well. Use of
the Process
Serving Forums is free.
Process servers are the professionals who deliver legal paper
work for a living. These professional servers provide delivery of legal
documents on a routine basis and are thus experienced in the logistics
and practicalities of accomplishing process service. They may serve papers
locally, or throughout the state or country.
Generally each state has its own rules for process servers
and process serving companies. You should verify that the process server
you use is both versed in the service rules of the state he or she operates
in, as well as the rules of proper service as they apply to the legal papers
or documents you are having served, and which may be required by the rules
of service or statute in your state.
Some states require process servers
to be sheriffs or constables, and others have process serving licenses
which must be obtained. Other states have no regulation, and any adult
can become a process server in those jurisdictions. As the lawyer or litigant,
you should verse yourself with the applicable rules of service to be sure
that proper service can be obtained with the individual server employed.
The chief advantage of using a professional process serving
company is that they are generally faster than other forms of service,
and can, if need be, later be called to testify or give testimony by affidavit
that process service and / or original service was effectuated in accordance
with he rules of service, which is important in proving personal jurisdiction.You
should use a process server to deliver your summons, writ or complaint
to prevent defendant's from escaping service.
The Rominger Legal Process Server Directory has
been designed to help process servers make you aware of their services.
You should click on the regional or statewide servers above to find the
right process server for you. Some servers provide rush service, and all
servers provide routine service of process. You should clearly discuss
the deadlines for service with your process server before sending the
process to be served. Some process servers will help you find a defendant
or witness. This service is often called skip tracing.
Checking a process
servers references is always a good idea. Many process servers are member
of NAPPS (the National Association of Process Servers), or other state
or regional process server organizations. Affilliation with NAPPS or other
organizations can show a level of profesionalism in a process server. NAPPS
and some state organizations require process server members to adhere to
high standards when serving process, and discipline or remove servers for
not living up to these rules and codes. |
