Responsibilities That Process Servers Have

Published January 15, 2022 | By accurateserve

Process servers play an essential role in the American legal system. They have an even more vital role here in Florida since process served here may only be served by either law enforcement or a certified private process server. With law enforcement already overstretched, it makes more sense to hire a private process server to handle your firm’s cases.

Process servers deliver court documents

Process servers deliver court case-related paperwork to its intended recipient, which is usually a defendant, witness, or other party involved in the case. This court paperwork is collectively called process. Process servers serve this process by finding the intended recipient and handing them the paperwork, typically in-person. If the process server cannot locate the intended recipient to deliver the papers by hand, a judge may allow the process server to deliver the paperwork via mail, in-person to another responsible party, or by publishing it in the local newspaper. Once the process server has satisfied all requirements for service, the recipient is considered to be served and the case will be heard by a judge on the date noted in the process.

Common court documents that process servers deliver include:

Summons
Complaints
Motions
Subpoenas
Orders
Writs

Process servers uphold Constitutional rights

Why must each person involved in a legal case be served? Well, it is a matter of constitutional rights.

In the United States Constitution, Americans are granted the right of due process. Due process requires that persons involved in legal matters be notified of upcoming hearings or trial dates related to the matter with enough time to prepare an adequate defense.

Without due process, someone could call you to defend yourself in court with no warning at all! Process servers ensure this does not happen by providing all parties involved in court cases with ample notification of upcoming cases and requests for their appearances.

Process servers can wear many hats

While serving court documents is a process server’s primary function, some also do:

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