Hawaii Seeking Process Server Registration

While there exists a wide array of server licensing and registration requirements, some states are making the move toward certifying and registering process servers. Hawaii is one of the most recent with HB 1280, proposing legislation that would create a group to look...

Process Server Requirements Vary Greatly Across the Country

I recently came across this piece from the Fordham Law School on process server requirements and provisions by state. Granted the information is from 2009 and some states have seen some changes in these provisions, such as New York, but it is interesting to see the...

New Jersey E-filing Update

An e-filing system in New Jersey could take longer to go live than previously anticipated after the Assembly Budget Committee amended a bill, S-2207/A-2208, regarding legislation that would allow the Supreme Court to raise filing fees as a way to fund the system. The...

When Lawyers and Judges Assault Process Servers

One of the top news stories this week in the process service industry is the case of the Texas judge who pulled a gun on a process server and later had him arrested on false charges. For the number of individuals who are served on a yearly basis, those encounters with...