Routine
$100
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $65.
Process Serving · Connecticut
Connecticut Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Connecticut, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Connecticut, 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 Connecticut
- In hand or at the usual place of abode
Except as otherwise provided, process in a civil action is served by leaving a true and attested copy, including the complaint, with the defendant or at the defendant's usual place of abode in Connecticut. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-57(a) ↗
- Towns, cities and other entities
The statute names who receives process for each kind of defendant, for example a town's clerk, assistant clerk, manager or a selectman. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-57(b) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Connecticut
All process is directed to a state marshal, a constable or another proper officer authorized by statute, or to an indifferent person only where a statute authorizes it. An indifferent person who knowingly serves process without that authority commits a class A misdemeanor. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-50 ↗
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: Process returnable to the Superior Court must be served at least 12 days, inclusive, before the return day, and returned to the clerk at least six days before the return day (summary process and parentage and support petitions excepted). Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 52-46, 52-46a ↗
Proof
The proof of service in Connecticut
Return of process. The serving officer's return accompanies the process, which must be returned to the clerk at least six days before the return day in most Superior Court actions. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-46a ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Connecticut serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$150
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$200
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Connecticut: questions
Who can serve process in Connecticut?
A state marshal, a constable or another proper officer authorized by statute. An indifferent person may serve only where a statute allows it (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-50).
How far ahead of the return day must papers be served in Connecticut?
At least 12 days, inclusive, before the return day for the Superior Court, with the process returned to the clerk at least six days before the return day (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 52-46, 52-46a).
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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