Investigations & Security Consulting - Houston, Texas 


Process Service

Note: Base/quoted fees must be prepaid upon receipt of papers to be served for all clients unless a pre-existing contract is in place.

Certified Process Server by the Texas Supreme Court to operate in all 254 Texas Counties #SCH8666

Licensed by the Texas Department of Public Safety - Private Security Bureau as a Private Investigations and Security Consulting company Lic # C17012

Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance
 

New Court Rules January 1, 2012

 
New rules went into affect January 1, 2012 on tthe certification of process servers in Texas and also on what needs to be on a Return of Service.  IWe urge all our clients to become aware of these new rules.  Contact us for more information.

Ensure that the process server you use is certified by the Texas Supreme Court or else the service is invalid and there could be civil and criminal sanctions.  Texas maintains a list of state certified process servers  here:  http://www.txcourts.gov/psrb/server_list.asp
The state is periodically purging the list in 2012 of people that no longer have valid certifications according to the recent rule updates.

 

Harris County Service


Standard Document Fee $70.00

  • First delivery attempted within 48 hours. 
  • Includes 3 delivery attempts. 
  • No extra fee for the notarization of the return. 
  • No extra fee for mileage.


Rush Fee (requested first attempt upon document receipt): + $25.00

Extra Documents/Parties Served (at same time & location): $40.00 each

Wait Time Fee (with telephonic approval): $70.00 per hour


All documents are picked up and returned to the client's Houston area office.
If desired, Pickup/Delivery to the Harris County Courts is available at $20.00 per trip (extra documents at same time are no charge). If delivered to the courts, a scanned copy of court time stamped return is available at no charge upon request.





Adjacent Counties (Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Waller, Montgomery, Liberty & Chambers) 


Same fee structure as Harris County plus round trip mileage from Downtown Houston or the Galleria area (whichever is closest).




Process Service Outside the Houston Area (Outside Harris & Adjacent Counties) - Regular Service


Quoted upon request.


Hand Delivery of Sealed Documents (Signature Required)


Priced Identical to Process Service.  See appropriate region for costs.  An affidavit of delivery will be provided upon request at no additional cost.