Process Server in Santa Monica, California

Electronic Filing

PRICING

Service Levels Explained

• Standard: First attempt within 5 days, up to 5 total attempts.
• Priority: First attempt the next business day, with continued expedited follow-up.
• Urgent: First attempt same day, with expedited follow-up.
• On Demand: Attempted as soon as possible, including orders received after the standard deadline. Contact us to confirm availability.

All service levels include up to 5 attempts at a single California address. Orders must be received by 1:30 PM Pacific for same-day service; orders placed after 1:30 PM are subject to availability. Substitute service mailing, when required, is an additional $15. See complete pricing and service details for any city in California and nationwide.

• Summons and Complaints
• Wage Attachments and Bank Levy Orders
• Subpoenas (civil, criminal, and deposition)
• Orders for Examination of Judgment Debtor
• Divorce and Family Law Papers
• Small Claims Filings (SC-100)
• Child Custody and Support Orders
• Motions, Pleadings, and Discovery Documents
• Restraining Orders and TROs
• Out-of-State Subpoena Domestication
• Eviction Notices (Unlawful Detainer)
• Petitions (Probate, Civil Harassment, Elder Abuse)

BUSINESS ENTITIES

Santa Monica anchors Silicon Beach — the Westside’s concentration of technology, media, and entertainment companies — alongside the healthcare institutions, hospitality operators, and professional firms of the Wilshire corridor and downtown Santa Monica. Corporate service here often means a secured creative campus or a screened lobby rather than an open front desk. Under California law, corporations are served through their registered agent, or on an officer, director, or general manager (CCP § 416.10); LLCs through a member, manager, or authorized agent (CCP § 416.40) — and when the registered agent sits downtown, in Glendale, or elsewhere in the county, our servers cover all of Los Angeles from our office on Wilshire.

One rule that catches people: a standard USPS P.O. Box is never a valid address for corporate service — a physical street address is required. But when a business lists a private mailbox at a retail mail store (a UPS Store or similar Commercial Mail Receiving Agency), California treats that storefront as a valid physical location under CCP § 415.20, and we can complete service at the counter.

METHODS OF SERVICE

Personal Service — CCP § 415.10
Documents handed directly to the individual — the most defensible method in court and always our first approach.

Substitute Service — CCP § 415.20
After reasonable diligence, documents may be left with a competent adult at the subject’s home or usual place of business, then mailed first-class to the same address. Every prior attempt is documented in writing so the proof of service holds up to challenge.

Service by Publication — CCP § 415.50
When a defendant can’t be located after standard methods are exhausted, a court may authorize publication in a qualifying newspaper. We can prepare the declaration of diligence the court requires.

Proof of Service
Every completed service generates a signed, sworn affidavit on the court-approved form — in your account and inbox the moment service is done, ready to file.

COVERAGE