Routine
$150
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $95.
Process Serving · Michigan
Michigan Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Michigan, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Michigan, 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 Michigan
- Personal service
Delivering a summons and a copy of the complaint to the defendant personally. MCR 2.105(A)(1) ↗
- Certified or registered mail
Sending the summons and complaint by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, delivery restricted to the addressee. Service is made when the defendant acknowledges receipt, and the signed return receipt is attached to the proof. MCR 2.105(A)(2) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Michigan
Process in civil actions may be served by any legally competent adult who is not a party or an officer of a corporate party. Process that seizes property or a writ of restitution is limited to sheriffs, deputies, court-appointed bailiffs or officers, and certain police officers. MCR 2.103(A)–(B) ↗
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: A summons expires 91 days after it is issued. Within those 91 days, on a showing of due diligence, the judge may order a second summons for a definite period of up to one year from the original issue date. MCR 2.102(D) ↗
Proof
The proof of service in Michigan
Proof of service. Proof may be the defendant's signed acknowledgment, an officer's certificate, or a written statement of the facts of service verified under MCR 1.109(D)(3), giving the manner, time, date, place (with address) and the server's official capacity, if any. MCR 2.104(A) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Michigan serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$200
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$250
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Michigan: questions
Who can serve process in Michigan?
Any legally competent adult who is not a party or an officer of a corporate party (MCR 2.103(A)).
How long is a Michigan summons good for?
91 days from issue. On a showing of due diligence within that time, the judge may order a second summons for up to one year from the original issue date (MCR 2.102(D)).
Can you serve by certified mail in Michigan?
Yes, with return receipt requested and delivery restricted to the addressee. Service is made when the defendant acknowledges receipt (MCR 2.105(A)(2)).
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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