Routine
$175
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $110.
Process Serving · New Jersey
New Jersey Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in New Jersey, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey
- Sheriff or process server
Copies of the complaint, Case Information Statement, Track Assignment Notice and summons are served on every defendant by the county sheriff or a process server. New Jersey Judiciary, Civil – Law Complaint kit (CN 10553) ↗
A defendant may be served by registered, certified or ordinary mail, but that service is effective only if the defendant answers the complaint or otherwise appears. New Jersey Judiciary, Civil – Law Complaint kit (CN 10553) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in New Jersey
The New Jersey Judiciary's guide tells filers to contact the sheriff in the county where the suit is filed, or a process server, to serve the defendants properly. New Jersey Judiciary, Civil – Law Complaint kit (CN 10553) ↗
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 complaint, Case Information Statement, Track Assignment Notice and summons must be served immediately on every defendant; if they are not, the complaint may be dismissed. New Jersey Judiciary, Civil – Law Complaint kit (CN 10553) ↗
Proof
The proof of service in New Jersey
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a New Jersey serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$225
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$275
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in New Jersey: questions
Who serves a civil complaint in New Jersey?
The Judiciary's guide points filers to the sheriff in the county where the suit is filed, or to a process server.
Is mail service enough in New Jersey?
Registered, certified or ordinary mail service is effective only if the defendant answers or otherwise appears in response to the complaint.
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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