Routine
$175
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $110.
Process Serving · Oregon
Oregon Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Oregon, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Oregon, 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 Oregon
- Personal service
Delivering a true copy of the summons and complaint to the person to be served. Or. R. Civ. P. 7 D(2)(a) ↗
- Substituted service, then mailing
Delivering copies at the person's dwelling house or usual place of abode to anyone 14 or older who lives there; the plaintiff then mails copies first-class to the defendant there with a statement of the date, time and place of the substituted service. Or. R. Civ. P. 7 D(2)(b) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Oregon
A summons may be served by any competent person 18 or older who lives in Oregon or in the state where service is made and is not a party, nor a party's officer, director, employee or attorney (with a narrow exception for certain mailings by an attorney). Or. R. Civ. P. 7 E ↗
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 Oregon
Certificate of service. A server other than a sheriff or deputy signs a certificate listing the documents served, the time, place and manner of service, that they are a competent adult non-party who lives in Oregon or the state of service, and that they knew the person served was the one named. Or. R. Civ. P. 7 F(2)(a)(i) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Oregon 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 Oregon: questions
Who can serve a summons in Oregon?
Any competent person 18 or older who lives in Oregon or the state of service and is not a party or a party's officer, director, employee or attorney (ORCP 7 E).
Who can receive papers at the home in Oregon?
Anyone 14 or older who lives at the dwelling house or usual place of abode; the plaintiff then mails copies to the defendant there (ORCP 7 D(2)(b)).
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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