North Carolina Certificate of Service is a document issued by the North Carolina court system to certify that a party to a legal action has been served with a summons and/or other court documents. The certificate must be filed with the court and signed by the person who served the documents. It must include the name of the person served, the date and time of service, the manner of service, and the name of the person who served the documents. There are three types of North Carolina Certificate of Service: personal service, service by mail, and service by publication. Personal service requires the documents to be delivered by a third party to the person to be served. Service by mail requires the documents to be sent by mail to the person to be served. Service by publication requires the documents to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the legal action is taking place.