The Illinois Association of Professional Process Servers (ILAPPS) has identified three pieces of legislation which could affect process servers in Illinois. The three bills are as follows: House Bill 488 This bill was introduced on January 30th and passed the House on...
New Jersey adopted the Uniform Interstate Deposition and Discovery Act (UIDDA) on September 1, 2014, which involves discovery of non-parties for proceedings in other states. The adoption of UIDDA has impacted New Jersey subpoena rules and has changed how parties issue...
Newly revised Federal Rules pending before the Supreme Court will mean the time permitted to serve a defendant with a summons and complaint will be reduced from 120 days to 90 days starting on December 1st, 2015. This proposed rule change is part of a larger set of...
The Georgia Association of Professional Process Servers (GAPPS) received some disappointing news when their Motion for Summary Judgment was denied last Friday. Despite Georgia private process servers gaining the ability to serve process in addition to sheriffs as long...
Georgia process servers expect to see success in the passing of HB 289 which would remove the sunset clause from code § 9-11-4.1 relating to process servers. This code covers certified process servers, procedure for becoming a certified process server, defining the...
Washington process servers are looking to get HB 1962 passed, a bill which would add greater protection to their social security numbers. Process servers in Washington are required to provide their social security numbers when registering as a private process server....