Routine
$160
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $100.
Process Serving · North Dakota
North Dakota Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in North Dakota, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota
- Personal service
Delivering a copy of the summons to the individual personally, or to an agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service. N.D. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2)(A) ↗
- Leaving papers at the home
Leaving a copy at the individual's dwelling or usual place of residence in the presence of a person of suitable age and discretion who lives there. N.D. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2)(A)(ii) ↗
- Mail or courier with signed receipt
Any form of mail or third-party commercial delivery addressed to the individual, requiring a signed receipt and resulting in delivery to that individual. N.D. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2)(A)(v) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in North Dakota
Within the state, process may be served by any person of legal age who is not a party to, and not interested in, the action. N.D. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1)(A) ↗
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 North Dakota
Declaration of service. A sheriff or other officer proves service with a certificate of service; anyone else with the server's declaration of service. N.D. R. Civ. P. 4(i) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a North Dakota serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$210
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$260
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in North Dakota: questions
Who can serve papers in North Dakota?
Any person of legal age who is not a party to or interested in the action (N.D. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1)(A)).
Can papers be served by mail in North Dakota?
Yes, by any form of mail or commercial delivery that requires a signed receipt and results in delivery to the individual (N.D. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2)(A)(v)).
Can a spouse accept service in North Dakota?
Yes, in one listed way: delivering the summons at the process server's office to the individual's spouse, if the spouses live together (N.D. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2)(A)(iii)).
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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