§ Rule 4(d) Process; By Whom Served

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Rule 4(d). Process; By Whom Served

    Service of process shall be by a sheriff, a sheriff's deputy, a private process server registered with the clerk of the court pursuant to subpart (e) of this Rule, or any other person specially appointed by the court, except that a subpoena may be served as provided in Rule 45. Service of process may also be made by a party or that party's attorney where expressly authorized by these Rules. A private process server or specially appointed person shall be not less than twenty-one (21) years of age and shall not be a party, an attorney, or the employee of an attorney in the action whose process is being served. Special appointments to serve process shall be requested by motion to the presiding Superior Court judge and the motion shall be accompanied by a proposed form of order. The party submitting the proposed form of order shall comply with Rule 5(j)(2) under which the filing party includes the appropriate number of copies to be addressed to each party who has entered an appearance in the case and stamped, addressed envelopes for distribution of the resulting order, unless otherwise provided by the Presiding Judge. If the proposed form of order is signed, no minute entry shall issue. Special appointments shall be granted freely, are valid only for the cause specified in the motion, and do not constitute an appointment as a registered private process server.