Routine
$125
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $80.
Process Serving · Colorado
Colorado Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Colorado, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Colorado, 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 Colorado
- Personal service
The summons and complaint are personally delivered to the person by the sheriff, a private process server or an adult not involved in the case. Colorado Judicial Branch, Self Help: Service of Process ↗
- Waiver and acceptance by mail
If the person agrees, the papers can be mailed with the Waiver and Acceptance of Service form that is part of the summons; the person signs it and returns it, and it is filed with the court. Colorado Judicial Branch, Self Help: Service of Process ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Colorado
The Colorado Judicial Branch lists three choices: the sheriff's department, a private process server, or someone at least 18 years old who is not involved in the case. A party cannot deliver the papers personally. Colorado Judicial Branch, Self Help: Service of Process ↗
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.
Proof
The proof of service in Colorado
JDF 98, Affidavit of Service. The person who delivered the papers completes JDF 98 for each defendant, and it is filed with the court. Colorado Judicial Branch, Self Help: Service of Process ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Colorado 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 Colorado: questions
Who can serve papers in Colorado?
The sheriff's department, a private process server, or someone at least 18 who is not involved in the case. You cannot deliver the documents yourself (Colorado Judicial Branch, Self Help: Service of Process).
What proof of service is used in Colorado?
JDF 98, Affidavit of Service, completed by the person who delivered the papers and filed with the court.
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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