The Most Popular Hours a Florida Process Server Will Serve

Amaro Hesen • June 21, 2024

You’ve only just made it home from work, and all you want to do is eat dinner in peace. Suddenly, there’s a knock at the door. You crack it open, and a process server thrusts a pack of documents into your hands. Irritated, you wonder, “Is this legal? What hours can a process server serve you?”


Below, learn about process server service hours in Florida. You’ll also discover what to do if you don’t want a process server to show up at your home.


When Can Process Servers Serve Documents in Florida?


In some states, process servers can’t bother you after a certain time of day, such as 8 p.m. Unfortunately, there are no such restrictions in Florida, so process servers can show up whenever they please. Typical process server availability hours can range from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.


There is only one day of the week that process servers can’t serve you, and that’s Sunday. The law prohibits service of process on Sunday unless a court order provides an exception. This usually only happens if the process server must serve the defendant immediately and cannot wait until Monday.


What hours can a process server serve you? Although process servers can serve you anytime, they usually try to show up when they know you’re available. That means arriving at your home before or after work. Yes, this is annoying and inconvenient, but it’s legal.


Where Can Process Servers Serve Documents?


Process servers can serve you pretty much anywhere, whether that’s at your home, job, or in the parking lot of a grocery store. If a process server finds you in your car and you refuse to emerge from the vehicle, they can simply leave the documents on your windshield and walk away.


Process servers cannot break into your home or trespass on private property to serve you (knocking on your door isn’t trespassing, by the way).


They also can’t impersonate law enforcement to force you to accept documents.


If you don’t want a process server to show up at your house or job, you can arrange for an attorney or authorized representative to accept the documents on your behalf. Many people find this preferable because they don’t have to wait around wondering when the process server will arrive.


How To Ensure Speedy Service of Process


What if you’re the one who needs to serve someone? For example, maybe you want to sue someone for crashing into your car. You want them served as soon as possible so you can collect compensation and move on with your life.


The documents you gave to the process server will already have the defendant’s name and address on them. However, that’s not always enough to track the person down. For instance, maybe the person doesn’t spend much time at home. Perhaps they’re self-employed and have no set place of business at which the process server can deliver papers.


If you have pictures of the person in question, give them to the process server for identification. If you know where the person likes to hang out, provide a list of those locations to the server as well.


Learn More About the Timeframe for Process Server Visits


What hours can a process server serve you? If you live in Florida, they can show up at your house or job pretty much any time. The only exception is that they can’t serve you on Sundays.


If you have more questions about process server hours or want to hire a skip tracer, contact Professional Process Servers & Investigators, Inc. at (844) 722-8835 or contact us online.

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