A process server delivers many
forms of legal documents such as subpoenas, writs, summons, complaints, orders and other court documents to a defendant or
an individual involved in a court case. A legal process server must serve all documents in accordance with the legislation
in the area of service. The process server either acts as a private professional agency or as a government official such
as a deputy sheriff, marshal or constable.
In the United States, legal procedure
requires that each party in a case should be justly notified if any actions are to be taken against them in a court of law,
or justly notified when there are actions to be taken in court regarding their case. This is part of The Due Process of Law.
There are many rules regarding the method by which the parties are notified. You should consult the Rules and Regulations,
and Procedures in your state for details.
When someone is sued, he or she has the constitutional right to be notified.
How else can that person justly defend him or herself? In most states, civil defendants are notified by being served with
a Complaint and some form of a Summons, which requires that person to present his or her defense in a court of law. If they
do not respond they may lose their case by default. And, in most states this Complaint & Summons has to be delivered or
served to the defendant IN PERSON (process server).
