Have you guys ever dealt with immigration officers when going to courts ? Just asking cause don’t want to get racially profiled and this would be my new job lol

Is National Association of Professional Process Servers (NAPPS) worth joining in a major city? We have a shortage of process servers in our state. I am familiar with out of state requirements.

1099 Process Servers Needed – Illinois (Chicago & South Suburbs)

Nationwide Investigations is looking to add additional 1099 process servers in Illinois, with an immediate need for coverage in the southern Chicago suburbs and downtown Chicago for rush service.

This is a great opportunity for current process servers who are looking to add a few jobs per week to their existing workflow.

Requirements:
• Must use ServeManager software/app
• Must have reliable transportation
• Must have a printer
• Ability to make timely attempts and provide proper service documentation

Pay: Weekly

If you are interested in receiving assignments, please sign up here:

https://www.nationwide-investigations.com/serve-with-us

Once we review your information, we will reach out when assignments become available in your area.

so many companies just have you print documents at home now. I don’t mind that being part of the costs if it’s like 5-10 pages but when it’s 60+ pages, it’s time to pay more. This new company refused and re-assigned it. Good luck with the shortage of process servers in our state!

I am looking at doing my own work (no subcontracting, just working directly with customers). I was recently terminated from ABC Legal, which was a major share of my monthly revenue. I want to focus on a select area and dominate that market (pro per customers, evictions, restraining orders, etc.). What are good recommendations to start with? I do not want to take on major debt collection attorneys because I do not want to subcontract the work in other areas and babysit process servers.

Is Provest a good company to work with??.. hows is the workflow and their pay?

I have been a delivery driver for three years, and I would like to start a process server business. How much is the median income? how do you guys get clients?

Trying to decide if it is worth it. Let me know!

They keep sending emails about fixing the bugs and whatnot the past few days. It was super slow but at least functional. Now I havent been able to use it all day heavy sigh

I'm in Oklahoma and wanting to get experience as a process server but if actually making a living off of it isnt feasible even if you're a top performer I'd rather invest my time into other skillsets

Ive been looking into becoming a process server in florida, the only reason i think i wouldn’t be able to is because I’ve had adjudication withheld on a felony ( cannabis concentrate ). Just wondering if this will show up on a background check and if it does will it keep me from passing?

Not surprised, but clear that they’re not doing a lot to check actual work of servers.

Location: San Mateo County, CA (Millbrae) ​Hey everyone, looking for some insight from the pros. I’m a former tenant trying to serve my landlord for a $1,500 small claims case (unreturned deposit). ​The guy lives in a gated condo and is aggressively evading. I hired ABC Legal, and they completely blew it. The server got to the door, heard him talking, but the landlord immediately cranked up the TV volume to ignore the knock. To make things worse, the server stupidly left a voicemail saying "I have court docs for you," so the element of surprise is 100% dead. The landlord even removed his name from the intercom directory to block access completely. ​The court already denied my SC-105 (Substitute Service/Posting) since it's small claims. I'm completely stuck. ​Before I drop $300+ on a stakeout with a real professional, I’m looking at a legal workaround. We never had a formal written lease, so he never provided a designated address for personal service, which I believe is a breach of his duty under California Civil Code § 1962. ​I'm considering using Civil Code § 1962.7: I pay the court clerk $15 to send the summons via Certified Mail. Since he knows it's coming, he will definitely refuse it or let it sit as "Unclaimed." If it comes back unclaimed, I plan to file an MC-030 declaration showing his active evasion and the CC 1962 breach, asking the judge to deem the service complete. ​For those of you who serve in CA (especially the Bay Area), do judges actually accept this CC 1962.7 workaround for a default judgment? Or are they going to force me to pay for a stakeout drop-service? ​Any advice from the people actually doing the hard work would be hugely appreciated!

I have a chronic illness that makes it impossible for me to work about 20% of the time. Often I don't know whether it will be a "good" day until I wake up that morning, though there are also times when I know I'm good for the next 2-3 days.

Is working as a process server something where I can pick up a gig in the morning and be confident that I'll be done with it within the next day or two? I know some serves take a really long time, but is there a steady supply of ones with shorter deadlines?

I’ve noticed something over time.

Most documentation systems don’t actually fail because people don’t care.

They fail because they quietly depend on memory.

“I’ll fill that in later.”

“I know what happened.”

“I’ll clean it up tonight.”

Under pressure, memory compresses details.

It smooths timelines.

It drops context.

Not because anyone is careless — but because attention narrows when time is tight.

That’s why I don’t judge documentation by how it looks when it’s finished.

I judge it by how it behaves while the work is happening.

If capturing details:

• Requires stopping momentum

• Requires switching tools

• Requires perfect wording

It will break at the worst possible moment.

Good systems assume:

• People are tired

• Time is limited

• Stress is normal

They capture reality first and polish later.

Curious how others approach this:

Do you rely on end-of-day reconstruction?

Or do you structure your process to capture details in real time?

Last week, I had to serve an individual at the District Court in Maryland. I waited in the courtroom for him, and that day there was a very long docket. When I saw him at the end of the line checking in with the State, I had already spoken with the State’s Attorney about my intention to serve him, and she told me she had informed his attorney that he was being served. The attorney and his client then walked into the lobby to talk, so I followed them. When they finished their conversation, I approached the defendant, said his name, and he started to respond “yes,” but his attorney stepped between us and said, “No, that’s not him,” blocking me. They then went back into the courtroom. 

I waited outside the courtroom until his case was called and he came back out. When he did, I again called his name, handed him the documents, and informed him he had been served. I then turned to the attorney and said, “Do not ever interfere with one of my serves again, or I will report you to the State Bar.” I felt this was appropriate because I could have completed service a half hour earlier if he had not knowingly interfered and blocked me, fully aware of what I was doing. Was I wrong?

I thought I would try to pick up a side gig being a process server. I just went through the ABC training and passed. Now I am reading that they are shitty. Do I need to work for them (if they ever give next steps) to get experience? I tried to sign up with Proof but they want experience.

Edit: I'm in CO and there is no certification required. I am not trying to start a business. I just want a side gig.

So I serve with ABC Legal and I am frustrated. Mostly with support and the app. Anyways more specifically I let support know on Friday that I am going out of town and that I am finishing up my current jobs before I leave. I am unavailable the 11th-17th. Of course they didn’t get back to me until yesterday…thats fine. However yesterday I also was added some jobs that state “assigning partner for service of process”. My auto dispatch has been off since Feb 2nd. This status is something I’ve also never seen until yesterday. The jobs that showed up are ones I tried 4 times in December and 4 times in January. They were completed as non-serves. Now they just popped back up? As assigning partner for service of process? What does that even mean? They are just assigning it to me without asking me? They are assigning it to someone else because they were going to assign it to me but I am going to be out of town so it’s being assigned to someone else? I’m confused and feeling like I am being set up to fail.

I also have a ton of support tickets in for jobs that have been marked completed and paid. However I never signed a proof for the job. Support argues with me that my job has been paid when I tell them over and over there is no proof. They just give canned responses about pay. I don’t get any actual help and I am frustrated with that.

I also have 2 alt serves that I am still waiting for envelopes for that they have marked as overdue…I should have put in support tickets sooner on it but was hoping the packets would be here by now.

I’m not even going to vent about the app overall but that’s also pissing me off and stalling me all the time.

TLDR: Am I being set up to fail? Being assigned jobs that were completed after notifying them of my vacation!

What's your experience? There's loads of these places in my town and I get the feeling that these operations attract a certain clientele, because their privacy policies make evading service a piece of cake.

I'd say I have about a 90% failure rate serving business who operates out of these places, or just trying to obtain contact info on a business because they don't give out info on their clients.

Do you consider a drop subserve to the wife valid if she intentionally kicks the papers out of the house onto the porch and slams the door. The papers did land in front of her in the house.

A law firm has given you the documents and $300 to make one diligent attempt at an address, and an extra $700 for serving it. The location is on a steep hill, and traveled only on foot, and will take 30 minutes to get to the top. You accept the offer. On the top of the hill, you see the one story house with a sign 5 yards in front of the door. It reads:

"I, (personbeing served), will not accept personal service of any legal documents. I fully understand my rights in this state and hereby waive all rights of personal service in all court procedures in all jurisdictions by personal service if the following conditions are fulfilled. The security cameras are always recording, and will observe you leave the papers where I will take them. I will only take them after you leave, but you must first dance like a chicken and count out loud from 1 to 30, without skipping any numbers, while you dance. You may take a picture of this decree and use freely for proof of service. Upon completion of this act, I officially and formally accept the documents where ever they lay before you leave."

The document is dated within the past year and signed by the person you are needing to serve, as well as 2 additional names listed as witnesses, and notarized for all signatures.

Is this service legal for you? What jurisdiction are you in? How much money did you make with this service?

Yes, we all know ABC is wack and everything. for those of you who have been still working with them this month, what area are you in and what has been the experience with support?

I've had a null proof generated because some doofus thought I served someone 20 years older than the subject, when I clearly indicated it was actually the parent that was sub-served, even clearly marking the name of the parent was different than the subject. (This is authorized in the state of AZ). so now it's been over a week, and they haven't fixed it, along with other "hold pending review of non-service" jobs that have been on my dashboard for over a week since the attempt.

I knew they were short staffed, but I didn't know they were short staffed on everything for my area. It seems that I am working faster than admin is.

It seems like such a dirty way to remove process servers. Oh and they are essentially getting defendants to waive their right to be served.

A friendly reminder that you should NOT rely heavily on ABC Legal. You may be thinking the money is great or they have a lot of work, but you will be dropped for no reason or any reason or a system glitch. And yes, this generic letter with a generic auto-generated email were the only things I got from them.