Process Serving · Mississippi

Mississippi Process Server for Law Firms

Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Mississippi, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Mississippi, how service is made, the deadlines, the proof of service form and our prices.

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How it is done

How papers are served in Mississippi

Personal service: Delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the individual personally, or to an agent authorized to receive service of process. Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1)(A) ↗
Leaving papers at the home, then mailing: If personal service cannot be made with reasonable diligence, leaving a copy at the defendant's usual place of abode with the spouse or another family member over 16 who is willing to receive it, then mailing a copy by first-class mail to the same place. Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1)(B) ↗
First-class mail with acknowledgment: Mailing the summons and complaint with two copies of a notice and acknowledgment (Form 1-B) and a prepaid return envelope. Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3) ↗
Certified mail outside Mississippi: A person outside the state may also be served by certified mail, return receipt requested. Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(5) ↗

Who

Who can serve papers in Mississippi

A summons and complaint may be served by any person who is not a party and is at least 18. At a party's written request, the sheriff of the county where the defendant lives or is found serves them. Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(1)–(2) ↗

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: If the summons and complaint are not served within 120 days after the complaint is filed and the plaintiff cannot show good cause, the action is dismissed as to that defendant without prejudice. Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(h) ↗

Proof

The proof of service in Mississippi

Affidavit of service. The server makes proof of service to the court promptly; a server other than a sheriff makes an affidavit. For mail service, the sender files the returned acknowledgment or return receipt. Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(f) ↗

Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.

Price

What a Mississippi serve costs

Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.

Routine

$125

First attempt within 3 business days.

Each additional defendant at the same address: $80.

Rush

$175

First attempt within 24 hours.

Same-day

$225

For papers that cannot wait.

Questions

Serving papers in Mississippi: questions

Who can serve papers in Mississippi?

Any person at least 18 who is not a party, or the county sheriff at a party's written request (Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(c)).

How long do you have to serve in Mississippi?

120 days after the complaint is filed. Without good cause, the action is dismissed as to that defendant without prejudice (Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(h)).

Who can accept papers at the home in Mississippi?

The defendant's spouse or another family member over 16 who is willing to receive them, after reasonable diligence at personal service fails; a copy is then mailed to the same place (Miss. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1)(B)).

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Guides to serving papers

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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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