Service of Subpoena on Employers

​​​State and federal laws require parties in legal disputes to ensure that certain legal documents, such as subpoenas to testify as a witness or legal judgments against a party, are personally delivered.

The documents must be delivered by someone who is over 18 years old and who is not a party to the legal dispute. Lawyers regularly hire professional process servers to serve legal papers on opposing parties.

Employers should establish policies and educate staff on handling process servers who are trying to serve legal papers on the organization.