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2-126. Rule 2-126 - Process-Return (a) Service by Delivery or Mail. An individual making service of process by delivery or mailing shall file proof of the service with the court promptly and in any event within the time during which the person served must respond to the process.

Filing a case requires four steps: Writing and filing the complaint. Paying the filing fee (or getting it waived) Notifying the party you are suing (this notification is usually called ?service of process?) Proving to the court that the party you are suing (the Defendant) has been served.

Use this form to certify to the court that documents were mailed or hand delivered to a party in a case.

Service of process may be made within this State or, when authorized by the law of this State, outside of this State (1) by delivering to the person to be served a copy of the summons, complaint, and all other papers filed with it; (2) if the person to be served is an individual, by leaving a copy of the summons, ...

When proof is made by affidavit that a defendant has acted to evade service, the court may order that service be made by mailing a copy of the summons, complaint, and all other papers filed with it to the defendant at the defendant's last known residence and delivering a copy of each to a person of suitable age and ...

Your private process server must hand deliver the summons to the defendant. The process server may also leave the papers at the defendant's house with an adult who also lives there. Your private process server must then complete an affidavit of service. This is form CC-DR-055.