Routine
$100
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $65.
Process Serving · Maryland
Maryland Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Maryland, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Maryland, 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 Maryland
- Personal delivery
The person served must receive the documents personally, in hand from the server. Maryland Judiciary, Court Help: Service ↗
- Leaving papers with a resident adult
The person delivering in person may leave the papers with an adult who lives in the other party's home. Maryland Judiciary, Court Help: Service ↗
- Certified restricted mail
The server may mail the documents by certified restricted mail; the return receipt must carry the other party's signature. Maryland Judiciary, Court Help: Service ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Maryland
You cannot deliver the court documents yourself. Someone over 18 who is not a party can serve them, whether someone you hire, a friend or relative not involved in the case, or the sheriff (for a fee). Maryland Judiciary, Court Help: Service ↗
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: The summons has an expiration date. If it expires before service, it is returned to the court and the clerk issues a new summons on request. Maryland Judiciary, Service of Process in the Circuit Court ↗
Proof
The proof of service in Maryland
Affidavit of service. The person who served the documents files a sworn affidavit of service stating the method used, with the signed return receipt attached for mail service. Family law cases use CC-DR-055 (hand delivery) or CC-DR-056 (mail); District Court uses DC-CV-002. Maryland Judiciary, Court Help: Service ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Maryland 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 Maryland: questions
Who can serve court papers in Maryland?
Anyone over 18 who is not a party, such as a hired process server, a friend or relative not involved in the case, or the sheriff. You cannot serve the papers yourself.
Can papers be served by mail in Maryland?
Yes, by certified restricted mail with a signed return receipt from the person served.
What if the summons expires before service in Maryland?
Return it to the court and ask the clerk for a new summons.
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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