Routine
$145
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $95.
Process Serving · Indiana
Indiana Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Indiana, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Indiana, 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 Indiana
- Certified or registered mail
Sending the summons and complaint by registered or certified mail, or another method with a written acknowledgment of receipt, to the person's residence, place of business or employment, with the return receipt showing receipt. Ind. Trial Rule 4.1(A)(1) ↗
- Personal service
Delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the person personally. Ind. Trial Rule 4.1(A)(2) ↗
- Leaving papers at the home, then mailing
Leaving a copy at the person's dwelling house or usual place of abode; the server must also send a copy by first-class mail to the address on the summons and show that on the return. Ind. Trial Rule 4.1(A)(3), (B) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Indiana
When papers are delivered personally or left at the home, the summons is issued to and served by the sheriff, a deputy, or a person specially or regularly appointed by the court. Service by someone else is still effective, but that person must then prove it as a witness or by deposition, without costs for it. Ind. Trial Rule 4.12(A) ↗
Private process servers serve under a special or regular appointment by the court. Ind. Trial Rule 4.12(A) ↗
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 Indiana
Return of service. The person making service promptly makes a signed return on, or attached to, a copy of the summons and delivers it to the clerk. Ind. Trial Rule 4.15(A) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Indiana serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$195
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$245
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Indiana: questions
Who can serve process in Indiana?
For in-person or home service, the sheriff or a deputy, or a person specially or regularly appointed by the court (Ind. Trial Rule 4.12(A)).
Can a summons be served by certified mail in Indiana?
Yes. Registered or certified mail with a return receipt to the person's residence, place of business or employment is one of the listed methods (Ind. Trial Rule 4.1(A)(1)).
What must follow leaving papers at the home in Indiana?
The server must also mail a copy of the summons and complaint by first-class mail to the address on the summons, and note it on the return (Ind. Trial Rule 4.1(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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