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Can you serve someone court papers or does it have to be done by a sheriff?
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Can local police serve subpoena?
Yes.Added: Although such court papers are CUSTOMARILY served by the Sheriff's Office or Court Officers, they MAY also be served by Law Enforcement if they are relative to a criminal case.Law Enforcement officers (NOT to be confused with Sheriff's Deputies) can NOT serve papers of the Civil Court.
Can a debt collecting firm or a law firm send a sheriff's officer to your job to serve court papers?
Yes.
What does it mean to serve in court?
In courts the word serve means to present someone with documents, or papers. These papers inform the person that someone has filed a case that involves them.
Why do sheriffs come looking for someone?
The Sheriff and his Deputies are law enforcement offices who have the authority to enforce BOTH criminal AND civil law (Police departments can only enforce criminal law!) They are also the agency that the court uses to serve the court's papers and enforce the court's orders.
When you serve someone there papers for divorce do they have to take the paper into the court?
after both of the people sign the papers you MUST take it to the courts and get them official
How do you serve papers on someone legally if they are in jail or prison?
Present the court papers to the jail/prison administration - they will serve the paper on the inmate.Same as somone who is not: a process server or certified mail.
Who is the person who make arrests secure jurors and serve legal papers?
The Sheriff.
How do you remove the vent knobs on a 1974 nova?
Have the sheriff serve them eviction papers....
My ex took my daughter fron ca to ga 5 years ago.I just found out where shes at I pay child support in ca There was never a custody order in ca. Is ther anything I can do?
Take him/her to court. Have someone or a sheriff serve him/her papers
What happens in Indiana if you are sued for money and when the sheriff tries to serve you the papers you refuse to sign them?
The court will accept that the sheriff made a reasonable attempt to serve the defendant debtor. That being the case the lawsuit will go forward as it is presumed under the law that the defendant has been legally served regardless of the non acceptance/signing of the summons.
How do you serve divorce papers on someone from prison if the the court has put a no contact?
I believe the no contact is direct contact. Calling them or sending a personal letter. Divorce papers should come from the court and I don't think it would be considered contact. A lawyer could do it, but that costs. I think you file the papers with the court and they deliver them to the other person.
If a cop brings civil papers do I have to sign?
I'm not an attorney but don't sign anything until you know what it's about. If you can ...seek counsel, but definitely educate yourself and contact the clerk of the court for the court where these civil papers came from and ask about the complaint, allegations, pleadings, etc. and get all the court forms or the packet for that issue that are available from the clerk of the court. And find out what " motions " are and where and when to use them. You do not have to sign them, however the person serving them on you will file an affidavit saying that he/she did serve you and that will be proof enough that you were served. Your signature is not required to prove to a court that you were served otherwise people would just refuse to sign. Some courts require that some type of description of the person being served be included in the affidavit, just in case that person lies about not being served.
