Routine
$125
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $80.
Process Serving · Arkansas
Arkansas Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Arkansas, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas
- Personal service
Delivering the process to the defendant personally, or, if the defendant refuses it after the server makes the purpose clear, leaving the papers close to the defendant; or delivering it to an agent authorized to receive service. Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(1)(A), (C) ↗
- Leaving papers with a family member
Leaving the process with any member of the defendant's family at least 18 years old at a place where the defendant lives. Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(1)(B) ↗
- Certified mail
The plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney may serve by certified mail with a return receipt requested and delivery restricted to the addressee or the addressee's agent. Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(g)(1)(A) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Arkansas
The sheriff of the county where service is made, or a deputy; a person appointed under Administrative Order No. 20 to serve summons by the court where the case is filed or a court in the county of service; and, for service by mail or commercial delivery, the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney of record. Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2) ↗
Private process servers serve by court appointment under Administrative Order No. 20, made by the court where the action is filed or a court in the county where service is made. Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2)(B) ↗
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: If process is not served within 120 days after the complaint is filed, or within an extension the court grants on written motion, the action is dismissed as to that defendant without prejudice. Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(i) ↗
Proof
The proof of service in Arkansas
Certificate of service on the summons. The server makes proof to the clerk within the time the person served has to respond, usually by completing the certificate of service on the summons. A server other than a sheriff or deputy must swear to it. Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Arkansas serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$175
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$225
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Arkansas: questions
Who can serve process in Arkansas?
The county sheriff or a deputy, or a person appointed to serve summons under Administrative Order No. 20 by the court where the case is filed or a court in the county of service. For certified mail, the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney (Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2)).
How long do you have to serve in Arkansas?
120 days after the complaint is filed, unless the court extends it on written motion. Otherwise the action is dismissed as to that defendant without prejudice (Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(i)).
Can a family member accept service in Arkansas?
Yes. Process may be left with any member of the defendant's family who is at least 18, at a place where the defendant lives (Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(1)(B)).
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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