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Process Server Registration
This web page explains some of the requirements for registering as a Process Server in
Marin County. The page is maintained by the office of the Marin County Clerk. Questions,
comments and suggestions should be directed to
countyclerk@marincounty.org
Process Server Registration
Any person who makes more than 10 services of process within this state during one calendar year must file a certificate of registration as a process server with the county clerk. This does not apply to any sheriff, marshal, constable, or government employee who is acting in the course of his or her employment, an attorney or his or her employees, any person who is specially appointed by a court to serve its process, an employee of a person who is already registered, a licensed private investigator or his or her employees, or any agent or employee of a nonprofit or fraternal organization who serves process on behalf of the organization and receives no fee for such service.The fee is $117.
A certificate of registration shall be accompanied by a bond of $2,000 which is executed by an admitted surety insurer. The county clerk shall, upon filing the bond, deliver the bond forthwith to the county recorder for recording. The recording fee shall be paid by the registered professional process server. The fee may be paid to the county clerk, who shall transmit it to the recorder. The fee for filing, canceling, revoking, or withdrawing the bond is $7.
A certificate of registration is effective for a period of two years. Thereafter, a registrant must file a new certificate of registration.
The county clerk maintains a register of process servers and assigns a number to each process server. Upon renewal of a certificate of registration, the same number is assigned, provided there is no lapse in the period of registration.
For more information on filing, call 473-6152.
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