Assertion: process | /r/HasProperty | served by bailiff
Facets:
value: except in philadelphia
type: OTHER
value: in most cases
type: TEMPORAL
value: in pennsylvania
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Most jurisdictions require or permit process to be served by a court official, such as a sheriff, marshal, constable, or bailiff.
text: Most jurisdictions require or permit process to be served by a court official, such as a sheriff, marshal, constable, or bailiff.
text: For example, in New York, service of process may require licensing of the process server; in Pennsylvania, process may only be served by the sheriff or a sheriff's deputy in most cases (except in Philadelphia, where process may be served "by any competent adult"); and in New Jersey, process is effected if, after making an affidavit that diligent efforts to effect personal service had failed, the party sends two copies of the pleading by mail—one by regular mail and one by certified mail, return receipt requested—and either the certified mail receipt is returned signed or the certified mail envelope is returned unclaimed and the regular mail is not returned to the sender.