13th Judicial Circuit - Local Rule 31.2

31. Service of Process

31.2 Out of County Service

A. When a request is made for out of county service of process, the requesting party shall provide the circuit clerk with the name and address of the sheriff or special process server in the county in which service is to be made. If an out of county special process server is requested, the requesting party may request that the clerk provide the summons to the party for transmittal to the special process server.

B. Any party requesting out of county service of process by a sheriff shall submit to the circuit clerk a separate check, payable to the sheriff, for the amount of service deposit required in that county. A party requesting a special process server shall be responsible for making payment directly to the server.