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PROCESS
SERVICE INFORMATION AND FEES
Questions? Give us a call: (818) 997-3868
In Small Claims Court, all
costs of service are usually recoverable and added to the amount
of your judgment. If you give us correct information and enough
time, we have your paper served in a timely manner.
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SERVICE |
DETAILS |
FEE |
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Basic
- Local |
Service on ONE person or a business in
Los Angeles County |
$66 or $86 or $106 depending on distance from our office |
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Basic - Remote |
Service
outside of Los Angeles County |
varies
based
on location/distance |
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Basic - Multiple |
Service
of SECOND person at the same address and at the same time
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Add $30 |
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Rush - Today |
Today,
if in office before noon |
Add
$54 |
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Rush - Tomorrow |
Tomorrow,
if in office before 4:00 pm
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Add
$44 |
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Rush - 3 to 4 days |
3-4
Days
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Add
$24 |
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Personal Service* |
If
"personal service" is required for any document such as an
OSC/TRO, ORAP, or SUBPENA, or if there is TIME ISSUE in Small Claims
Court; the add-on cost will be determined not
only by what is to be served, but where it is to be served and the degree of difficulty involved.
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Range:
$50 to $100 |
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NOTICE |
GOOD
INFORMATION |
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If
"someone" has already attempted service
(i.e. Sheriff, Process Server, Friend or Relative)
Add
$50
HOWEVER, if you FAIL to disclose a Prior Attempt(s) which causes it to become
more difficult to serve
You will be
charged an additional $100
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If you have given us an incorrectly spelled person's name;
or if any part of the address is incorrect, if we can
correct it before it goes out, you will only be charged an
ADDITIONAL
$50.
However, if you "RE-ASSURE US" that all the information you
have given us is accurate and when we get there, WE DISCOVER
IT IS NOT; if we can correct it (IN THE FIELD) and then
successfully serve it, you will only be charged an
ADDITIONAL $100. |
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*CCP 116.340(b) <paraphrasing the code> [PERSONAL SERVICE]
{within the County in which the Claim is filed} Service of
the Plaintiff’s Claim and Order on the Defendant shall be
completed at least (15) fifteen days before the hearing
date.
BUT IF THE DEFENDANT RESIDES OUTSIDE THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE
CLAIM IS FILED, IT MUST BE Personally Served ~not
less than~ (20) twenty days before the hearing date.
If service is made by “Substitution” merely add (10)
ten days to each of the number of days referred-to above;
i.e. (25) twenty-five days IN the County or (30) thirty days
OUTSIDE the County.
A Defendant that resides outside of the State
of California canNOT be served through the Small Claims
system unless your suit concerns [real] property located in
California, and the owner does not live in California; or
you had a car accident in California, and the owner or
driver of the other car does not live in California.
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