Routine
$170
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $110.
Process Serving · Kentucky
Kentucky Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Kentucky, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky
- Certified mail by the clerk
On request, the clerk mails the summons and complaint by certified mail, return receipt requested, with restricted delivery to the addressee only, showing the address and date of delivery. Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks' Manual (July 2026), § 87 (CR 4.01(1)(a)) ↗
- Personal service
The summons and complaint are delivered by the sheriff or other serving officer, whose return is filed with the clerk. Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks' Manual (July 2026), § 87 (CR 4.01(1)(b)) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Kentucky
The circuit clerk issues the summons. For personal service, the plaintiff takes the summons and complaint to the sheriff or other serving officer and pays the officer directly; for certified mail, the clerk mails them. Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks' Manual (July 2026), § 87 (CR 4.01) ↗
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 Kentucky
Proof of Service on the civil summons (AOC-105). The statewide civil summons has a Proof of Service section showing to whom and on what date a true copy of the summons and complaint was delivered, and by whom. The summons tells the defendant to file an answer within 20 days after being served. Kentucky Court of Justice form AOC-105, Civil Summons ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Kentucky 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 Kentucky: questions
How is a summons served in Kentucky?
By certified mail with restricted delivery, sent by the circuit clerk, or by personal delivery by the sheriff or another serving officer (Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks' Manual, § 87, citing CR 4.01).
How long does a defendant have to answer in Kentucky?
The statewide civil summons (AOC-105) says 20 days, starting the day after service.
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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