Routine
$150
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $95.
Process Serving · Missouri
Missouri Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Missouri, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Missouri, 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 Missouri
- Personal service
Delivering a copy of the summons and petition to the individual personally, or to an agent authorized by appointment or required by law to receive service. Refusing a copy after the officer offers it is sufficient service. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.150(1)(1), (3) ↗
- Leaving papers at the home
Leaving a copy at the individual's dwelling house or usual place of abode with a member of the family over 15. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.150(1)(1) ↗
- First-class mail with acknowledgment
The plaintiff or an authorized server may mail the summons and petition first-class with two copies of a notice and acknowledgment and a return envelope. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.150(4) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Missouri
Service is made by the sheriff or a deputy (or the coroner if the sheriff is disqualified), or by a person specially appointed by the court or circuit clerk under local court rules; the appointment is valid only for the process it was made for. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.140(1) ↗
A private process server must be specially appointed by the court or the circuit clerk, following the local court rules. A party may ask that special process server fees be awarded in the judgment. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.140 ↗
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 Missouri
Acknowledgment or return. A defendant's written acknowledgment of service, signed and endorsed on the writ, is as valid as service by an officer. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.150(2) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Missouri 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 Missouri: questions
Who can serve process in Missouri?
The sheriff or a deputy, or a person specially appointed by the court or circuit clerk under local court rules (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.140).
Who can accept papers at the home in Missouri?
A member of the defendant's family over 15, at the dwelling house or usual place of abode (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.150(1)(1)).
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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