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How Lawyers Can Get More Use Out of Private Process Servers

Many attorneys have a preferred private process server or process service company that they use to have legal papers served as required by the courts. They hire these companies to serve legal papers, petitions, summonses, answers, or subpoenas, but process servers offer many other services that can assist attorneys working a case. Document Retrievals Are you needing a particular document such as articles of incorporation for a business, birth certificates, marriage licenses, or death certificates? We can handle these requests

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June Newsletter 2020

Message from the Founder Staying Ahead of the Competition What is a RON?  RON = Remote Online Notary As of January 1, 2020, current Florida notaries have had the opportunity to add remote online notary duties to their current commission. In order to be approved, the following criteria must be met: Complete a course Obtain Bond Obtain Errors & Omissions insurance Select a RON Service Provider Complete a form Pay a Fee to the State When this add-on first became

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Florida Requirements for Private Process Servers

The state of Florida leaves it up to the counties to determine whether or not private process servers can be used, their requirements, and whether or not they have to be certified. However, for most counties, including Lee County, process servers must be certified by the state. The certification doesn’t imply any type of license. It is simply a registry of private process servers in the state who meet the minimum criteria. These criteria include:

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May Newsletter

Message from the Founder Opening Back Up As a good chunk of Americans return to work this week, we all prepare for the unknown. As we prepare for life getting back to normal, we all need to adjust what our normal is. In the short term, that means to take extra precautions all the time, especially when in public. Wear masks, wash hands often, keep your distance, sanitize, wear gloves, etc. Now, no one wants to wear masks day in

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Sheriff Vs. Process Server: Who Is Best?

When you need legal papers served in Florida, you have the option of using the sheriff or hiring a private process server. The courts will likely push using the sheriff because it generates income for the county. However, the sheriff is likely not the best person to serve your legal papers. Here’s what you need to know to make a decision. Method of Service Both sheriffs and private process servers have to follow the same rules when serving papers. The

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April Update

Message from the Founder COVID-19  Our world is currently dealing with a pandemic of epic proportions. We have been introduced to the term social distancing and have been asked to practice it to help curve the widespread corona virus. At Accurate Serve, we are dedicated to serving our Clients through the good times and bad. We have remained open throughout this situation and plan to remain open going forward. We have stressed time and time again, that we know the

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All About Skip Tracing

If you need to track someone down to have papers served, you may have heard the term skip tracing. Skip tracing is quite simply the process of tracking people down, but the process itself is far from simple. The records combed in search of information about individuals and companies is a complex network of resources. Skip tracing often becomes necessary when a party to a court case cannot be easily found. There could be several reasons that someone seemingly disappears.

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March Update

Message from the Founder It’s almost that time of year again, time for our state association’s annual conference. The Florida Association of Professional Process Servers (FAPPS) annual conference/convention will take place in Orlando, FL, as it does each year. Orlando has been the host of the annual conference for as long as I can remember. Reason being is its central location for all members statewide to be able to travel easily.  A few years ago, the Board of Directors for

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How We Protect Our Private Process Servers

Private process servers put themselves in potential danger every day. There are a lot of people out there who don’t want to be served. Often they know that it is coming, or at least have a suspicion because they know they have done wrong. But that doesn’t make them receptive to the process server. Here is how we keep our process servers safe. Carrying Protection Our private process servers are encouraged to carry personal protection such as pepper spray or

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January Update

Message from the Founder Duval & Palm Beach Counties  So, there are  3 ways Private Process Servers can serve civil process in FL: Certified by courts in circuit they serve in Appointed by Sheriff in the county they serve in Approved by Motion & Order from the Judge presiding over case Duval is located in the 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, along with Clay and Nassau. Duval is a Sheriff appointed county. Nassau and Clay are Motion & Order, which

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