Routine
$150
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $95.
Process Serving · Minnesota
Minnesota Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Minnesota, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Minnesota, 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 Minnesota
- Personal service
Delivering a copy of the summons to the individual personally. Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.03(a) ↗
- Leaving papers at the home
Leaving a copy at the individual's usual place of abode with someone of suitable age and discretion who lives there. Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.03(a) ↗
- Waiver of service
The plaintiff may send a written notice and request that the defendant waive service of the summons, modeled on the federal waiver procedure. Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.05 ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Minnesota
Unless the court orders otherwise, the sheriff or any other person at least 18 years old who is not a party may serve a summons or other process. Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.02 ↗
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: Minnesota actions start with service, not filing: a civil action is commenced against each defendant when the summons is served on that defendant, when the defendant signs a waiver of service, or when the summons is delivered for service to the sheriff in the county where the defendant lives, as the rule provides. Minn. R. Civ. P. 3.01 ↗
Proof
The proof of service in Minnesota
Proof of service. Service is proved by the certificate of the sheriff or peace officer who made it, the affidavit of any other person who made it, or the written admission of the party served, stating the time, place and manner of service. Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.06 ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Minnesota 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 Minnesota: questions
Who can serve a summons in Minnesota?
The sheriff, or any person at least 18 who is not a party, unless the court orders otherwise (Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.02).
Does a Minnesota case start when it is filed?
No. It is commenced against each defendant when the summons is served, when a waiver of service is signed, or when the summons is delivered to the sheriff for service as the rule describes (Minn. R. Civ. P. 3.01).
How is service proved in Minnesota?
By the sheriff's certificate, the affidavit of the person who served, or the written admission of the party served, stating the time, place and manner of service (Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.06).
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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