Routine
$225
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $145.
Process Serving · Alaska
Alaska Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Alaska, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Alaska, how service is made, the deadlines, the proof of service form and our prices.
Process serving through Legal Hub Group is for law firms, attorneys and their staff. Representing yourself? Our sister company Famous Legal Services handles serves for individuals.
How it is done
How papers are served in Alaska
- Personal service
Delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the individual personally, or to an agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process. Alaska R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1) ↗
- Leaving papers at the home
Leaving copies at the individual's dwelling house or usual place of abode with someone of suitable age and discretion who lives there. Alaska R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Alaska
All process is served by a peace officer, by a person specially appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety for that purpose, or, where a rule allows it, by registered or certified mail. Alaska R. Civ. P. 4(c)(1) ↗
Private process servers serve under an appointment from the Commissioner of Public Safety. Appointments to serve process for seizing persons or property or to enforce a judgment are made only after a thorough investigation of each applicant. Alaska R. Civ. P. 4(c)(1), (3) ↗
Timelines
How fast, and the court's deadline
Our first-attempt promises:
- Routine: First attempt within 3 business days.
- Rush: First attempt within 24 hours.
- Same-day: for papers that cannot wait.
Every attempt shows in your account as soon as the server logs it.
The court's deadline for service: The clerk reviews each case 120 days after the complaint is filed. For any unserved defendant the plaintiff must show good cause in writing; without it, within 30 days of the notice, the court dismisses that defendant without prejudice. Within the same 120 days the party files and serves an affidavit listing who has and has not been served. Alaska R. Civ. P. 4(j), 4(f) ↗
Proof
The proof of service in Alaska
Affidavit of service. A server who is not a peace officer makes an affidavit setting out the manner, place and date of service and every paper served. Failing to make proof does not affect the validity of the service. Alaska R. Civ. P. 4(f) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Alaska serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$275
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$325
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Alaska: questions
Who can serve process in Alaska?
A peace officer, or a person specially appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety to serve process. Some rules also allow registered or certified mail (Alaska R. Civ. P. 4(c)(1)).
What happens if a defendant is not served within 120 days in Alaska?
The clerk sends the plaintiff a notice to show good cause in writing. If good cause is not shown within 30 days, the court dismisses the action as to that defendant without prejudice (Alaska R. Civ. P. 4(j)).
Keep reading
Guides to serving papers
- Who Can Accept Served Papers?
- How to Serve Someone Court Papers Without an Address
- Can You Serve Someone Yourself?
- What Happens If You Are Not Properly Served?
- Can Court Papers Be Served by Mail?
- What Does a Process Server Do?
- How Much Does a Process Server Cost?
- What Is a Return of Service?
- What Is a Declaration of Non-Service?
- What Is Insufficient Service of Process?
Serving in another state? See process serving in every state.
General information, not legal advice. The rules above are the ones in force when we checked them (October 2026); the court and the cited rules control.
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