Routine
$170
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $110.
Process Serving · Georgia
Georgia Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Georgia, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Georgia, 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 Georgia
The method depends on the person or business being served and the court's rules. Your server follows Georgia's rules for the papers you send.
Who
Who can serve papers in Georgia
Civil process in Georgia is served by sheriffs, marshals and permanent (court-appointed) process servers, and also by certified process servers who meet the criteria of O.C.G.A. § 9-11-4.1. Judicial Council of Georgia, Certified Process Server Program Rules (Dec. 2024), Art. 1–2 ↗
A certified process server must be at least 18, a U.S. citizen, and free of disqualifying convictions such as a felony or impersonating a peace officer. The application is filed with a county sheriff, and certification lasts three years. Judicial Council of Georgia, Certified Process Server Program Rules (Dec. 2024) (O.C.G.A. § 9-11-4.1) ↗
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 Georgia
Proof of service. A certified process server files a proof of service with the court in the county where the action is pending within five business days of the service date. It must be signed in front of a notary public. Judicial Council of Georgia, Certified Process Server Program Rules (Dec. 2024) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Georgia serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$220
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$270
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Georgia: questions
Who can serve papers in Georgia?
Sheriffs, marshals and permanent process servers appointed by a court, as well as certified process servers who meet O.C.G.A. § 9-11-4.1, under the Judicial Council of Georgia's program rules.
How does someone become a certified process server in Georgia?
They must be at least 18, a U.S. citizen and free of disqualifying convictions, and file an application with a county sheriff. Certification lasts three years.
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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