Hire a Process Server in Boone County, Missouri

Use the Mighty Process Server directory to compare verified process servers covering Boone County, Missouri. View qualifications, service areas, and courthouse locations, then request a bid directly from a server.

Routine process service in Missouri typically costs $55–$100. Rates in Boone County may vary by travel distance, rush timing, number of attempts, and filing fees.

Serve promptly; if unable, return within 30 days of issuance with explanation; court may extend to 90 days (Rule 54.21) Always confirm case-specific deadlines with your attorney or the local court clerk.

Court appointment required — Missouri has no statewide process-server license. Missouri Supreme Court Rule 54.13(a) allows service by the sheriff or by a person over 18 who is not a party, but circuits may impose their own approval requirements. In Jackson County (the 16th Circuit), Rule 4.9 requires a written motion and proposed order for each case, a notarized affidavit, and specific qualifications; the Court Administrator maintains an Approved List for servers who serve process in the regular course of business. Jackson County/16th Circuit Rule 4.9 requires a written motion and proposed order for each case, a notarized affidavit, and that the server be 18 or older, a U.S. citizen, a high school graduate or equivalent, free of a felony or moral-turpitude misdemeanor plea or conviction, not a fugitive or currently charged, unrelated to and not employed by a party, of good moral character, and not disqualified as a process server in the preceding twelve months. Approval is valid only for the case in which the order is issued, and the Court Administrator maintains an Approved List for those who serve process in the regular course of business.

Personal service, substitute at dwelling or place of business, certified mail with acknowledgment, publication under certain conditions (Rule 54.12)

This page lists verified process servers who cover Boone County, Missouri. The county seat is Kansas City. Nearby major cities include Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia. You can request bids and compare qualifications.