Do you need a license to serve legal papers?

1) Hiring a Process Server is an important step in proceeding with a court case.

2) New York City requires that all persons who serve process within the 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, and Queens) must be licensed through the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs.

3) A person or business must have a Process Server Organization license if engaged in hiring persons to act as process servers.

4) A Process Server Individual license is required if you serve personally or by substituted service, five (5) or more processes in any one-year period.

5) For more information, contact the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs Licensing Center at 42 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004; phone at (212) 487-4104 or visit their licensing application website at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/licenses/applications.shtml

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