Recording and Filing:
Process Servers - Who Must Register
The registration for process server must be filed with the County Clerk of the county in which he or she resides or where the principal place of business is located if that person makes more than 10 services of process within this state during one (1) calendar year for specific or in expectation of specific compensation which is directly attributable to the service of process.
A corporation or partnership must register as a process server with the county clerk of the county where its principal place of business is located if they derive or expects to derive compensation from service of process within this state.
Exempt from filing are the sheriff, marshal or government employee acting in the scope of his or her employment, an attorney, court appointee, or licensed private investigator or their employees. (Business & Professional 22350)
A certificate of registration is effective for two years. Thereafter, a registrant shall file a new certificate of registration and pay the fee required. (Business & Professional 22354)
At the time of filing the initial certificate of registration, the registrant shall also submit two completed fingerprinting cards for submission to the Department of Justice and the FBI in order to verify that the registrant has not been convicted of a felony. (Business & Professional 22351.5)
Each certificate of registration shall be accompanied by a bond of $2,000 executed by an admitted surety insurer and conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter and all laws governing the service of process in this state. (Business & Professional 22353)
| Item | Fee | Notes |
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| Certificate of Registration | $100.00 | |
| Recording Fee for Bond (1st page) | $8.00 | |
| Each additional page | $3.00 | |
| Each Additional ID Card (optional) | $10.00 | |
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