samedi 11 juillet 2015

The Business Of Being A Vancouver Process Server

By Olive Pate


The legal system is intricate and complicated. In order to bring a case to court numerous criteria must be satisfied and many rules apply. One of these rules is that all relevant documentation must be made available to all parties entitled to them. The way in which these documentation must be delivered is also strictly controlled. A Vancouver process server can help to make sure that all the rules are followed to the letter, allowing the case to proceed.

The constitution of the Unites States clearly states that it is the right of every citizen to be informed if he has been summoned or if he has been involved in a legal matter. At first, all legal documents were delivered to the intended recipients by the local sheriff, but this soon became impossible. Delivering legal documents started to interfere with the ability of sheriffs to perform other primary tasks.

Thus an entirely new type of career was created. The serving of legal papers became an occupation. These functionaries are tasked with the responsibility to ensure that the government, individuals, businesses and law offices receive relevant legal documents on time and in the correct manner. After serving the documents they have to provide proof that is has been done.

It may sound as if this type of job is easy and straight forward. This is not always the case. Functionaries often have to spend time and effort in locating the person to whom legal documents must be delivered. In many such cases the intended recipient lives outside the jurisdiction of the court issuing the documents and in such cases special rules are applicable.

In many cases the person serving the documents encounter situations that can be dangerous. Some recipients are violent and it may even be necessary to ask help from the police before confronting them. The police, in turn, may be unable to help when it is know that the intended recipient will be at a specific location at a specific time. This can make the job very difficult.

Trespassing laws can also make things very difficult. No serving professional may trespass on a property in order to make a delivery. The advent of secure estates, high security apartment buildings and gated communities have compounded the problem. Successful serving then requires a great deal of patience and even surveillance. California is the only state that allows limited trespassing in order to hand over legal documents.

The criteria for getting appointed in a job like this differ from one state to the other. In some states applicants are required to complete a period of formal training and pass both an oral and written examination. In most states a thorough background check is performed. Applicants are required to have a clean credit record and no previous criminal convictions.

Nobody wants to be involved in legal disputes. It is at least of comfort to know that the law requires that all parties concerned have to be duly informed when they are accused or when they are deemed to be a participant in a court case. At least there can be no sudden nasty surprises.




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