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The Sheriff, Constable, or Process Server serves the Defendant where the Defendant lives, or works, or anywhere else the Defendant can be found. You must give the Sheriff, Constable, or Process server the exact address, and times of day the Defendant will be at the location to be served.

You can send the court papers by giving the post office copies of the court papers in an envelope, postage prepaid, to be sent to the other party by any form of mail requiring a signed and returned receipt. This is often called Certified Mail, Restricted Delivery by the post office.

You can be served at home or at work if you answer the door to the process server or they are granted access to your workplace. A process server cannot break the law to serve papers which means they cannot trespass or disguise themselves in order to serve you papers.

The acceptance of service must be in writing, signed by that party or that party's authorized agent or attorney, and be filed in the action.

A subpoena may be served anywhere within the state. Proof of service when necessary shall be made by filing with the clerk of the court of the county in which the case is pending a statement of the date and manner of service and of the names of the persons served, certified by the person who made service.

Rule 4.2(c) states: ?the party may serve the person by mailing the summons and a copy of the pleading being served to the person at that address by any form of postage-prepaid mail that requires a signed and returned receipt.? Once the filing party receives the signed, return receipt, he or she must file an affidavit ...