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Is it Better to Use a Process Server or Local Sheriff?

It’s a question we get all the time: Why not just use the local sheriff’s department to serve process? While it is true that sheriff deputies are allowed to serve process, it’s not always in your best interest to use them over a private process server. Private process servers are a better choice in many cases because they: Ensure service of process is legally compliant. Errors in service of process can have huge ramifications for your case. The defendant may

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May Newsletter 2021

Message from the Founder Founder’s Message The Light at the End of the Tunnel It has been some time since I have addressed the Covid-19 pandemic but here we go again. So, in the past week the CDC has updated their guidelines in regards to people who have been fully vaccinated. Some highlights are below: No more masks indoors or outdoors (but still recommended if you are in packed areas like on a plane, train or bus (did you think I

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Ways to Stay Safe While Serving Papers

Process serving can be a dangerous job. Every day, process servers maintain daily responsibilities that require them to deliver papers informing people of their involvement in unwanted or expensive lawsuits.  Despite not having anything to do with the legal proceedings, process servers are all too often blamed for the defendant’s legal troubles. Some recipients take their anger out on the process servers, making this line of work more dangerous than most.  The courageous men and women who work as process

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April Newsletter 2021

Message from the Founder Service of Process in the Lone Star State From FL to CO to MI to GA, our carousel of state process serving laws in states where we have offices, now continues to the great state of Texas. Other than FL, TX is home to the most Accurate Serve® offices, boasting 2 locations, in Dallas AND Houston. FL and TX have several similarities when it comes to process serving laws. Some of those are below: No Sunday

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Papers that Process Servers Serve

The American court system presides over a wide range of legal issues. The right paperwork can make or break a case, which is why it’s so important to serve court papers properly. Process servers deliver essential legal documents to recipients to help the wheels of the legal system keep turning.  Accurate Serve® Serves All Non-Enforceable Civil Process Accurate Serve Sarasota specializes in serving all non-enforceable civil processes, including summonses, complaints, petitions, and motions. 

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Can You Legally Serve Papers Through Social Media?

Traditionally, the service of the process requires papers to be served in person. But in today’s world that is so heavily driven and influenced by social media, judges are allowed social media service of process with more frequency.  The Changing Nature of Social Media Facebook and Twitter began as sites for college students interested in alternative ways of communicating and sharing their thoughts, but both platforms have transformed into cornerstones of society. Middle schoolers and senior citizens alike are on

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March Newsletter 2021

Message from the Founder St. Patrick’s Day and Process Serving in the South Continuing our journey state to state discussing process serving laws, this month leads us back to the South and the beautiful peach of a state, Georgia. The state capital of Georgia is Atlanta and that is where Accurate Serve® has based their GA operations/office. Did you know Atlanta is home to one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day parades in all of the south? The first St. Patrick’s

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How To Spot a Fake Process Server

Scammers take every possible opportunity to swindle people out of their data and money. This is even true in the world of process serving. Make sure you can recognize the signs of a fake process server so that your private information doesn’t end up in the wrong hands.  They Ask for Money Process servers are paid by the people who hire them. The people who receive the papers are never responsible for payment. Any process server who attempts to ask

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February Newsletter 2021

Message from the Founder Serving Process in Michigan In continuing our journey from state to state learning about process serving laws, this month we visit our most northern office, Accurate Serve® of Detroit. Did you know Michigan became a state in 1837? I like fun facts. Here is another: Our Detroit office opened up in October 2020, 184 years later. There’s no real connection, I know, just stating the facts. So, moving on to serving process in Michigan.  Chapter 2

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January Newsletter 2021

Message from the Founder From East to West Last month we touched on the different classification of Process Servers in Florida. From our far east state to our far west, this month, we are all about the Ins and Outs of serving process in Colorado. The state association for process servers in Colorado is called PSACO or Process Servers Association of Colorado. I applied for membership in 2020 and was accepted, thanks PSACO representatives, members, etc. My website proudly displays our membership

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