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How to Become a Process Server

Process servers play an important role in the legal system. The right to due process means that individuals must be informed of court cases against them. Process servers fulfill this role by serving process, or delivering legal papers in approved and legal ways. If you have always wanted to be a part of the system, becoming a process server is one way to do so. It is actually fairly easy to become a process server in Florida. Here are some

Beau Charlet February 15, 2020

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

Beau Charlet January 21, 2020

What Is Skip Tracing, and How Is It Used by Private Process Servers?

When you have a legal matter pending that is being held up by lack of document service, it can be very frustrating. Private process servers do have ways to find people who need to be served, even when they don’t want to be found. This is called skip tracing. Here’s what it is and how it is used by private process servers. What Is Skip Tracing? Skip tracing is the process of locating someone who does not want to be

Beau Charlet January 15, 2020

December Update

Message from the Founder Warmest regards, Beau Charlet Franchisee: Plantation Greetings to everyone who has the pleasure of reading our monthly newsletter. Happy holidays! Happy New Year! Accurate Serve Plantation is moving into our 5th year since we first opened doors for business. We know this will be a major milestone for our office and just being a small business in general. We couldn’t have done so well without our loyal clients and other franchisees we have the opportunity to

Beau Charlet December 23, 2019

Can You Serve Someone in the Hospital?

Serving legal papers can sometimes be difficult if you are unable to locate the person needing to be served. If the person is in the hospital, you may wonder if they can still be served. There are a few rules about this. Here’s what you need to know. HIPPA Rules The hospital staff and the private process server have to observe the rules of HIPPA. This means that in some cases the hospital staff may not be able to tell

Beau Charlet December 15, 2019

November Newsletter

Message from the Founder Computation of Time and an FYI This month we are going to touch on computation of time. As you can see below, we have referenced Rule 1.090 of Civil Procedure. Florida Rules of Civil Procedure RULE 1.090 TIME (a) Computation. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time

Beau Charlet November 19, 2019

What You Need to Know About Process Servers and the Holidays

It can be frustrating to get a court case started around the holidays. Holidays always cause some delays in getting court dates scheduled. The holidays can also slow down the process of getting your legal papers served. Here’s what you need to know about process servers and the holidays. No Legal Reason Not to Serve There is no legal reason not to serve papers during the holidays. In fact, papers can be served almost anytime or anywhere within reason. However,

Beau Charlet November 15, 2019

October Newsletter

Message from the Founder Update on E-Signing We did a Newsletter article in June 2019 about the signing of House Bill 91, and it’s ramifications. One of those, was the fact that process servers could now e-sign their Returns in lieu of printing the Return, signing it and then scanning. Once the new law had taken place, our software programmer worked diligently in incorporating an e-sign feature through the App our Servers use to update service jobs. In the past

Beau Charlet October 21, 2019

How Social Media Is Used by Private Process Servers

Private process servers use a number of tools to locate people and serve papers. Skip tracing, digital public records, GPS, and other technology allow them to do their job correctly and efficiently. With the constantly changing times, private process servers must update or add new technology to assist them. Social media is one of the things that private process servers are really starting to use more frequently. Locating Resident City While it is true that some people do not update

Beau Charlet October 15, 2019

September Newsletter

Message from the Founder Back to School Special All over the country, boys and girls of all ages are returning to the classrooms to broaden their minds and increase their knowledge bases. Below are a few categories of those ages and how it can affect or relate to service of process. K – 8: What I want to touch on here is routines. If you are a parent, you generally wake up at the same time to get kids ready

Beau Charlet September 25, 2019