OUR QUALIFICATIONS:		Besides decades of experience embodied in the joint venture of Baker Street Process Service and Baker Street Investigations, we have to go to school -- literally. In Florida's 19th Judicial Circuit, where we are based, process servers are required to go to college to study the state statutes, federal regulations, and specific 19th Circuit rules for process service. We also have to take and pass a comprehensive examination prescribed by the Chief Judge. Only then are we certified to serve summons, complaints, and subpoenas as authorized by the Court. (In many areas, Certified Process Servers are "Officers of the Court," although this is not the case in the 19th Judicial Circuit.)

SUBPEONAS		Although Subpoenas look and are served much like Summons and Complaints, they are different in that they require that something be done.... The most common Subpoenas that we serve involve the production of materials such as financial records. Sometimes, they require a person to attend an information gathering interview called a deposition.

6-DAYS A WEEK:		In Florida, the statutes permit Certified Process Servers and sheriff's deputies to "serve papers" midnight Monday through midnight Saturday. Unless there is a special exception ordered by a judge under unique circumstances, no Summons and Complaints and no Subpoenas may be served in our state on Sunday.

WE SERVE PAPERS ALL ACROSS THE NATION		While Baker Street Process Service and Baker Street Investigations is certified to perform process serving functions anywhere in Florida's 19th Judicial District, we are a nationwide agency. We have affiliated process servers located throughout the United States. (In some states, there are no Certified Process Servers and, in those cases, we have relationships with Sheriff's Departments, which may perform this service.)

WHAT WE SAY WHEN WE SERVE PAPERS		When people are notified that they are being sued (or required to perform whatever a Subpeona demands), there is a great deal of trauma. Baker Street Process Service and Baker Street Investigations' Certified Process Servers are highly professional and very sensitive. As we approach the person to be served, we carry our Photo ID badge, identifying ourselves as being Certified Process Servers through the 19th Judicial Circuit Courts. We explain that, while we are sorry to have to do so, we have some legal documents that must be served. We then take the time to carefully explain that the person being served may want to consult an attorney. And, we show them where, in the paperwork, it tells them that they have a specific period in which to respond (in legal terms, this is called an "Answer").

WHEN WE CAN'T FIND THE PERSON TO BE SERVED		While most Certified Process Servers are not, we are also Private Investigators, licensed by the State of Florida. As private detectives, we have the extensive training and technological resources needed to conduct searches to locate difficult-to-find people in order to serve them.

AFTER THE PAPERS HAVE BEEN SERVED		After the Summons and Compliant, or the Subpoena (sometimes a Writ) has been served, we provide a "Return of Service" document to the court attesting to the time, date, and means by which the requisite papers were presented (served). The staff of Baker Street Process Service and Baker Street Investigations are well known and respected for our timeliness and accuracy throughout this process.