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Commission debates "drop serve" return accuracy, ratifies dismissal and asks staff to review curriculum
Summary
The JVCC debated whether a complaint about a process server's 'drop serve' should be administratively dismissed or sent to the complaint review committee; the commission ratified the administrative dismissal but directed staff to consult the advisory board to consider updating the process-server curriculum and return-field guidance.
The Judicial Branch Certification Commission on Feb. 7 considered whether to sustain or dismiss a complaint alleging an inaccurate return of service after a process server said service occurred via signals through a window and a subsequent “drop” at the door.
Investigative staff told commissioners the available evidence supported a drop-service method that the JVCC curriculum describes as permissible when the defendant is visible and refuses to take papers; staff…
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