Routine
$160
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $100.
Process Serving · Kansas
Kansas Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Kansas, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Kansas, 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 Kansas
- Return receipt delivery
Certified mail, priority mail, commercial courier, overnight delivery or another reliable personal delivery service, with a receipt showing to whom, when and where it was delivered. K.S.A. 60-303(c) ↗
- Personal service
Delivering, or offering to deliver, a copy of the process and petition to the person to be served. K.S.A. 60-303(d)(1)(A) ↗
- Residence service
Leaving a copy at the individual's dwelling or usual place of abode with someone of suitable age and discretion who lives there; if neither personal nor residence service can be made, leaving a copy there and mailing a first-class notice that it was left. K.S.A. 60-303(d)(1)(B)–(C) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Kansas
The sheriff of the county where the case is filed serves process unless a party elects to take responsibility for service. Personal and residence service must be made by a sheriff or deputy, a Kansas attorney, a licensed private detective, or a process server appointed by a district court judge or clerk. K.S.A. 60-303(b), (d)(3) ↗
A private server must be a licensed private detective or appointed as a process server by a judge or clerk of the district court; the statute says process servers should be appointed freely. K.S.A. 60-303(d)(3) ↗
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: An action is commenced on the filing date only if service is obtained within 90 days after the petition is filed; the court may extend that by 30 days for good cause. Otherwise the action is commenced only when service is made. K.S.A. 60-203(a) ↗
Proof
The proof of service in Kansas
Return of service. After return receipt delivery, the sheriff, party or attorney files a return of service stating the process, to whom and where it was delivered and the date, with the receipt. K.S.A. 60-303(c)(4) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Kansas serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$210
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$260
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Kansas: questions
Who can serve a summons in Kansas?
The sheriff, unless a party takes over service. Personal and residence service is made by a sheriff or deputy, a Kansas attorney, a licensed private detective, or a process server appointed by a district court judge or clerk (K.S.A. 60-303).
Can you serve by certified mail in Kansas?
Yes. Return receipt delivery by certified mail, priority mail, courier or overnight service is allowed, with a receipt showing delivery (K.S.A. 60-303(c)).
How long do you have to serve in Kansas?
Service within 90 days of filing (extendable 30 days for good cause) makes the action commenced on the filing date; later service commences it only on the service date (K.S.A. 60-203(a)).
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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