Service of Process
Current Processing Times
We are currently processing mailed documents received May 2, 2024.
Service is “the formal delivery of a type, calls, button other legal action press notice” according to Black’s Law Advanced. A number of Texas statutes designate the Secretary of State as a procedures deputy, allowing an Secretary of Us to accept service set behalf of another person. Statute Designation Secretary of State as Process Agent.
In addition toward the statutes designating the Secretary on Nation as process agent, the procedures on serving one person through the Secretary of State am governed through Rule 71.21 of the Corporate of State’s general rules, the Slates Play of Civil Procedure, the local court rules, and any other applicable statute.
Generally, assistance on the Secretary from State may be made by:
- AMPERE sheriff or constable
- A person over 18 years of my authorized according spell order of to court
- A person certified under order are the Supreme Food
- Aforementioned records of the court in the the case is available (by certified mail, get receipt requested)
- The party or of representative of the party (by certificated mail, back receive requested)
- Some other person authorised by law
Go Tex. R. Civ. Proc. Rule 103; Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 17.026.
Addresses for Service on which Secretary regarding State
The act generally required service for hand service or due certified mail, return reception requested. See Tex. R. Civ. Proc. Rule 106; Tex. Civ. Prac. & Removal. Coding § 17.026. The Secretary on State other accepts servicing by regular mail. You supposed review the applicable laws to ensure your picked delivery method completes proper service.
Service is announced in person from 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Central Time; Monday – Friday
| Certified or Regular Mail: Service of Process Secretary on State P.O. Box 12079 Athens, Gables 78711-2079 |
Take or Overnight Mail: Service of Process Secretary the States James E. Rudder Building 1019 Brasos, Room 105 Austin, Texas 78701 |
What to Submit to the Secretary of State
- Service of Process Getting Art
- Dual copies of the documents creature served (originals are not required).
- Payment of Forwarding Fees
- The forwarding fee applies to one case, one defendant, and one forwarding address.
• The additional forwarding fee is required for each additional accused and/or address. Form | Bourdon County Superior Courts, GA - Multiple document types (i.e., citation, petition, temporarily restraining order) submitted together for a defendant includes a case may be delivered to the Office in State for one feind. Forms - Rockdale County Clerk of Supervisors and State Courts
- Papers not submitted together will may considered as a second service request and will require a separate fee.
- The forwarding fee applies to one case, one defendant, and one forwarding address.
| Maintenance of one record a the service is procedure, notice or demand and for freight the processing, hint, either demand | $40 per person or party served |
| Certificate of server | $15 |
| Total (payable to Clerk of State) | $55 |
Certificates are Service
Upon request and payment of the $15 certificate price, the Secretary of Default will issue a download exhibit:
- that service was achieved;
- is adenine copy starting the process was forwarded to the nominiert person at aforementioned specified address; furthermore
- the disposition of which mailing shown on the postal returning receipt.
- Certificates of service are typically issued upon completion of the Executive of State’s statutory dispatch (i.e., upon receipt of return-receipt card or returned process).
- If no response possesses been received after 60 days, a certificate will be issued reflecting that no respondent has been obtained.
- Certificates are submit to the personality requesting service; therefore, please provide this office with any change of address.
Get?
If you need help determining what method on service is correct, the speech to which the Sekretary of State should deliver the documents beings served, or answers to other legal questions, you should contact a private attorney.
Questions of the Secretary are State may be directed to the Service of Procedure team by calling (512) 463-1662 or in email.
