Hire a Process Server in Raleigh, North Carolina

Use the Mighty Process Server directory to compare verified process servers covering Raleigh, North Carolina. View qualifications, service areas, and courthouses, then request a bid directly from a server.

Routine process service in North Carolina typically costs $75–$150. Rates in Raleigh may vary by travel distance, rush timing, number of attempts, and filing fees.

Summons must be issued within 5 days of complaint filing; must serve within 60 days of issuance; extensions via endorsement, alias, or pluries summons (up to 90-day chains) Always confirm case-specific deadlines with your attorney or the local court clerk.

Sheriff/officer service — North Carolina has no process server license. In-state service is by the sheriff of the county where service is to be made or another person duly authorized by law under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 4(a). A private person 21 or older who is not a party and not related by blood or marriage to a party may serve only after a proper officer returns the process unexecuted under Rule 4(h1), or where the clerk appoints a suitable person because no proper officer is available, refuses, neglects, or is interested under Rule 4(h). Outside North Carolina, a non-party age 21 or older may serve. No statewide license, bond, training, or certification. For in-state service, the sheriff or another person duly authorized by law is the proper server. A private person 21 or older who is not a party and not related by blood or marriage to a party may serve only after a proper officer returns process unexecuted, or after clerk appointment under the Rule 4(h) conditions. Outside North Carolina, a non-party age 21 or older may serve.

Personal delivery, substitute service (leave at dwelling with suitable age/discretion resident), certified or registered mail with return receipt, designated delivery service, publication (after due diligence, 3 consecutive weeks)

This page lists verified process servers who cover Raleigh, North Carolina. Nearby cities include Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex. You can request bids and compare qualifications.