Court Rules

St. Louis County Circuit Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

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Rules 51 to 54, page 2 of 2

E-service, mail, personal service, proof of service, certificate, and timing requirements.

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The Circuit Clerk may appoint a natural person other than the Sheriff to serve process, subject to the subsection’s requirements.

The Circuit Clerk may appoint a natural person other than the Sheriff to serve process in any cause in accordance with this subsection;

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Service
Publication

If the court finds publication in a local newspaper insufficient, it may order publication in a regional or national publication.

If the court makes a finding that publication in a local newspaper would not be sufficient, the court may order a notice be placed in any regional or national publication.

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Mandatory exchange documents

The parties may agree in writing on which documents each will produce to avoid duplicating documents available to both.

So as to avoid the duplicate production of documents which are available to both parties, the parties may agree in writing as to which documents each party shall produce.

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An appointment may list more than one process server as alternates.

Appointments may list more than one server as alternates.

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