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      Service of Process Rules by State

      This page provides a state-by-state guide to service of process rules across the U.S. — helping legal professionals, process servers, and court users quickly locate the procedures that apply in each jurisdiction.

      State Link
      Alabama Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Alaska Alaska Court Rules – Civil Procedure
      Arizona Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Arkansas Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      California California Courts – Service of Court Papers
      Colorado Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Connecticut CT Practice Book – Service of Process
      Delaware Delaware Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Florida Florida Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 1.070
      Georgia Georgia Code – Service of Process
      Hawaii Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Idaho Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes – 735 ILCS 5/2-203
      Indiana Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure – Rule 4
      Iowa Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure – Chapter 1
      Kansas Kansas Rules of Civil Procedure – Article 3
      Kentucky Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Louisiana Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure – Articles 1231–1292
      Maine Maine Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Maryland Maryland Rules – Title 2, Chapter 100
      Massachusetts Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Michigan Michigan Court Rules – MCR 2.105
      Minnesota Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Mississippi Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Missouri Missouri Supreme Court Rules – Rule 54
      Montana Montana Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Nebraska Nebraska Court Rules – Chapter 6
      Nevada Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      New Hampshire NH Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      New Jersey New Jersey Court Rules – Rule 4:4
      New Mexico New Mexico Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 1-004
      New York NY CPLR § 308 – Personal Service
      North Carolina NC Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      North Dakota North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Ohio Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes – Title 12, Section 2004
      Oregon Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 7
      Pennsylvania PA Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 400
      Rhode Island RI Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      South Carolina SC Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      South Dakota SD Codified Laws – Chapter 15-6-4
      Tennessee Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Texas Texas Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 106
      Utah Utah Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Vermont Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Virginia VA Code – § 8.01-296 et seq.
      Washington Washington Court Rules – CR 4
      West Virginia WV Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4
      Wisconsin WI Statutes – Chapter 801.11
      Wyoming Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure – Rule 4