Served 123 LLC serves process in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico — carried out to the rules of the jurisdiction where the service happens, documented so it holds up if service is challenged. These are the questions clients and counsel ask most, answered without the parts we cannot promise.
Online intake is open at any hour. A written quote comes back before anything starts, and nothing is dispatched until you approve it.
Represented and self-represented parties alike.
Service of process is the formal delivery of legal documents to a party, giving them notice of an action and an opportunity to respond. A process server delivers the documents using the methods the governing jurisdiction allows, records each attempt, and returns an affidavit of service stating the date, time, location, manner of service, and who was served.
Proper service protects a party's due-process rights and the enforceability of the outcome. Defective service can lead to a case being dismissed, a default judgment being vacated, or costly delays. Courts require valid, documented service before a matter can move forward — which is why the record of the attempt matters as much as the delivery itself.
Which method applies is set by the jurisdiction and the nature of the action, not by preference. We apply the one the governing rules allow and record which one was used.
A few document types are reserved to the sheriff or a court officer in certain jurisdictions.
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, through local process servers working to the rules of the jurisdiction where the service happens. Service abroad is a different route entirely — it runs through the Hague Service Convention or letters rogatory depending on the country.
Yes — through the Hague Service Convention or letters rogatory, depending on the destination country.
We do not quote a delivery window for international service. The timeline is set by that country's central authority or judicial system, and it is outside our control. Translation requirements and any country-specific steps are identified in your written quote before work begins.
Yes. Corporations and LLCs are typically served on the registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, with the affidavit identifying the entity, the agent, and the manner of service. Corporate officers, managing agents, and other persons authorized by statute can also be served.
Government entities follow agency-specific rules that vary by body, and we apply the ones that govern the agency you are serving. If you already know the registered agent, include that name and address in your submission — it saves a lookup.
Yes. These are coordinated through access notes, building rules, and facility credentialing. Include gate codes where you are authorized to share them, the best entry point, and any prior access problems.
Access barriers and attempt outcomes are recorded either way, so the record is there if a motion for alternative service becomes necessary. Restricted-facility access is a supplementary cost, quoted before the attempt.
The tier you choose sets the first attempt, not the finish.
| Tier | What it is | First attempt |
|---|---|---|
| Routine | Standard dispatch | 5–7 days |
| Preferred | Front of the local server's queue | 2–3 days |
| Next-Day | For deadlines already close | Within 48 hrs |
| Same-Day | Subject to local field coverage | Same day |
Billed per defendant, per address.
| Tier | First attempt | Starting at |
|---|---|---|
| Routine | 5–7 days | From $90 |
| Preferred | 2–3 days | From $115 |
| Next-Day | Within 48 hrs | From $135 |
| Same-Day | Same day | From $165 |
Every tier includes the same three diligent attempts, the same court-ready affidavit and the same coordinator. You are paying for dispatch speed and nothing else.
Court and agency costs are separate from the service fee — they run through a retainer and are reconciled against the actual charges after the work. Supplementary costs are quoted and authorized before the related work starts.
Up to three diligent attempts at one address, at varied days and times — unless the jurisdiction, a court order, or your own instructions call for a different plan.
Each defendant and each address is its own order. Two defendants at the same address are two orders, and one defendant at two addresses is also two orders.
You get an affidavit of non-service recording each attempt with date, time, address, method and observations. It is the diligence record behind a motion for alternative service.
From there the options are:
All three are supplementary costs, quoted before they start.
Yes. Next-Day places the first attempt within 48 hours. Same-Day places it the same day, and depends on local field coverage in the area where the service happens — a dense metro is a different proposition from a rural county two hours from the nearest server.
Weekend service by arrangement. Whichever tier you select is priced in the written quote before anything is dispatched.
A court-ready affidavit of service — or an affidavit of non-service recording the attempts where service could not be completed — delivered as a PDF formatted for the court that will receive it.
It depends on the jurisdiction and the document. Many courts accept an affirmation executed under penalty of perjury; others require a notary jurat on certain papers. The proof is formatted to the requirement of the receiving court.
If your court or judge requires a notarized jurat, say so at intake — notarization is one of the eight services we run in-house.
Affidavits are formatted to the receiving court's standard, including the required statutory language and jurat type — a New York affidavit gets CPLR 2106 affirmation language, not a generic template.
If your court uses a specific local form, send it at intake. Affidavits go through a court-format compliance review.
Yes. Subpoenas are served like any other process. An out-of-state subpoena is a different job — it has to be domesticated before it can be served at all.
Under the UIDDA that means filing the foreign subpoena locally and having the clerk issue a local one. The act is adopted in 47 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands; the states that have not adopted it use commission or petition practice instead. Domestication covers preparation, filing, clerk issuance, and service of the issued subpoena.
A written quote comes back first, in the form of a no-obligation invoice. Nothing starts until you approve it. No account, no portal to learn.
Submit what you have. Service stalls on a thin address more often than on anything else.
Yes. Skip tracing identifies likely current addresses before dispatch, which keeps you from spending three attempts on an address that went stale two years ago.
Skip tracing runs on its own, or as locate work ahead of service. It is provided for lawful legal purposes only.
What we can put in writing, and nothing we can't.
