Service of Process
Three attempts per address, each one reported by email.
You receive: A signed return of service
Service of process, subpoena domestication, skip tracing, court filings, document retrieval, mobile notary, apostille and courier services in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico, with a written quote before any work begins.
A finished record from every serviceSigned return of serviceIssued in-state subpoenaSkip-trace reportFile-stamped copiesCertified court recordsNotarized documentApostille certificateSigned delivery receipt
Choose a service to see how it works and what you receive.
Three attempts per address, each one reported by email.
You receive: A signed return of service
Explore the serviceDomesticated in the witness’s state, then served there.
You receive: The issued in-state subpoena and a signed return
Explore the serviceCurrent addresses and record searches when an address goes bad.
You receive: A written report, with the source of each finding
Explore the serviceE-filing or the counter, in local, state and federal courts.
You receive: File-stamped copies of what was filed
Explore the serviceDockets, orders, judgments and transcripts.
You receive: Regular or certified copies, as ordered
Explore the serviceNotaries who come to a home, office, hospital or closing.
You receive: Your document, notarized at the signing
Explore the serviceApostilles and authentications for use abroad.
You receive: The apostilled document, returned tracked
Explore the serviceTime-sensitive legal deliveries, with a logged chain of custody.
You receive: A signed receipt naming who accepted it and when
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Choose Your ServiceWe arrange service through a local process server in the county where your party is, in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Wherever a state requires certified, registered, licensed or appointed servers, we use servers who hold that status. Each credential listed here can be verified at its source.
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Search all 3,221 counties, open your state’s service of process and subpoena pages, and see what is available there.
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File-stamped copies of what was filed, and a signed chain-of-custody record for the courthouse run.
A written locate report citing the source of each finding, then a signed return of service.
A signed affidavit naming who was served for the company and the basis on which they could accept.
The governing rule depends on where the work happens. Each state page sets out the rule that applies.
Timing, attempts, results, pricing and what each service delivers.
Four service options, slow to fast: Routine (first attempt in 5–7 days), Preferred (2–3 days, front of the local server’s queue), Next-Day (within 48 hours) and Same-Day (same day, subject to local field coverage). Each window runs to the first attempt, not to completion. After that, completion depends on the person’s schedule, access to the building and how current the address is. The options are set out on our pricing page.
You send the documents through online intake, and we arrange a local process server in the county where your party is, in any of the 50 states, D.C. or Puerto Rico. The server follows that state’s rules on who may serve and how, and every state has its own coverage page setting out the rule. One point of contact handles the matter throughout.
Three attempts are included per address, at varied days and times, with an email update after each one. Each attempt is real field work, so the fee covers the attempts themselves; if service is not completed, you receive a signed affidavit of non-service documenting each one. If the address was bad, skip tracing can locate a current one, and any additional round of attempts is quoted separately.
A signed return of service: e-signed, or notarized where the state requires it. It records who was served, where, when and how. If service cannot be completed, you receive a signed affidavit of non-service describing the attempts instead.
Yes. A company is usually served through its registered agent at the address on file with the state, or through an officer or other person the state’s rule allows. When no agent can be found at that address, the governing rule may allow service through the Secretary of State, and the affidavit records the diligence that requires.
The other side can move to quash service or dismiss, and the matter loses time while service is redone. Who may serve and how differ by state: some allow any adult who is not a party, while others require certified, registered, licensed or appointed servers. We use servers who meet the rule, and the return records exactly how service was made.
Your subpoena is checked against the requirements of the witness’s state, submitted there and followed until the in-state subpoena issues. A local server then serves the witness. You receive the issued subpoena and a signed return of service. See subpoena domestication.
Yes. Court filings go through the court’s required channel, e-filing or the counter, and come back as file-stamped copies. Records come from the docket or the clerk’s window, as regular or certified copies. Courier deliveries end with a signed receipt naming who accepted them and when.
Yes. A mobile notary meets the signer at a home, office or hospital. For U.S. documents used abroad, we arrange apostilles, and authentication with consulate referral where the Apostille Convention does not apply.
Pricing depends on the service, the location, the speed you choose and the number of addresses. The service options are listed on our pricing page. Send your documents and the details through online intake for a free quote, with no obligation to proceed.
No. Served 123 LLC is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. We carry out what you instruct (service, filing, retrieval, notarization, authentication) and leave legal strategy and deadlines to your counsel.
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Send the documents and the details through online intake, open any hour, and we will scope the work wherever it needs to happen. If you would rather talk it through, call (800) 321-2377.