Georgia Court Rules Sheriffs’ Ban On Process Servers Legal The Supreme Court of Georgia has ruled that the sheriff’s ban on process service is legal under the current court rules in a tough blow to Georgia process servers. Background The Georgia Association of Professional Process…
The New York State Professional Process Servers Association (NYSPPSA) has been hard at work trying to reduce the burden of record keeping put into effect by the DCA. A memo from the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs to process servers and process server agencies is…
One of our last posts about New York process server regulations prompted some emails and questions regarding what rules need to be followed when serving New York cases out with the 5 boroughs (Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island) or serving out of…
While our last post focused on the issue of e-filing affecting messenger service, there is also the potential for process servers to be impacted by e-filing. Within the state of New Jersey, process servers are looking to gain access to the e-filing system, participate in the electronic…
Electronic service of process strikes again. A judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has allowed the Federal Trade Commission to pursue service through Facebook as well as email. Read the full document here and look for an…
Edit: After speaking with a MAAPPS representative we have been informed that it was House Bill 1291 and not Senate Bill 554 which was retracted. The bills were filed nearly simultaneously in both the House and the Senate. MAAPPS succeeded in having them withdraw the Bill…
There have been a number of recent bills on the table which could affect process servers. One of the top ones from last week involved Texas HB 1989, which if enacted could make service of process by social media a viable option. According to the…
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