Jordan Z. Marks
ASSESSOR | RECORDER | COUNTY CLERK
County of San Diego
Process Server
Process Servers are those who make more than ten services of process within California during one calendar year for specific compensation or in expectation of specific compensation.
Professional Registrations are only accepted in person at our San Diego Main Office and San Marcos Office from 8am to 3pm, Monday through Friday. Appointments are encouraged, but not required.
- Individual
- Corporation/Partnership
- Appointments
- Fees
- Forms
- FAQs
To register as a Process Server in San Diego County, you must meet the following requirements:
- Appear in person with a valid government-issued photo ID, such
as a driver's license, state identification card, or passport.
- Reside in California for one year immediately
preceding the date of the filing.
- Principal
place of business or residential address must be located in San
Diego County.
- Complete the Process Server – Individual registration
form.
- If you have previously been convicted
of a felony, attach a certified copy of the Certificate of
Rehabilitation, Expungement, or Pardon to the registration
form.
- Submit fingerprints to the Department
of Justice via Live-Scan provider. Complete the Live Scan Service Request form and print three
copies. If you are renewing your registration before the expiration
date, the Live Scan is not necessary.
- Submit
a bond in the amount of $2,000, bound to the County of San Diego.
The bond must have original signatures, original acknowledgement,
show the beginning and ending dates or show the term of the bond is
two years.
- Provide two 1 in. X 1 in. photos (headshot only) for the identification cards. Our office can provide photos for a fee. No passport photos.
To register as a Process Server in San Diego County, you must meet the following requirements:
- Appear in person with a valid government-issued photo ID, such
as a driver's license, state identification card, or passport.
- Principal place of business or residential address
must be located in San Diego County.
- Complete
the Process Server – Corporation registration
form.
- The corporation or partnership must
have been organized and existed continuously for a period of one
year immediately preceding the date of filing.
- All corporate officers and general partners must be listed, with
at least two officers/partners signing the registration form.
- Corporate officers or general partners must sign
under penalty of perjury that they have not been convicted of a
felony.
- Corporate officers or general
partners who make more than ten serves per year must also file as an
individual with their own bond.
- All officers
and partners listed must submit fingerprints to the Department of
Justice via Live Scan. Complete the Live Scan Service Request form and print three
copies. If you are renewing the registration before the expiration
date, the Live Scan is not necessary.
- Identification cards issued to corporations or partnerships will
not contain a photo. Employee cards will not be issued.
- If have previously been convicted of a felony, attach a
certified copy of the Certificate of Rehabilitation, Expungement, or
Pardon, to the registration form.
- Submit a
bond in the amount of $2,000, bound to the County of San Diego. The
bond must have original signatures, original acknowledgement, show
the beginning and ending dates or show the term of the bond is two
years.
Appointments are encouraged for this service, but not required.
Schedule up to 1 week in advance.
Select Recorder-Clerk, then Professional Registration.
Fees:
- $100 Registration fee
- $15 Filing fee
- $14 Recording fee for the first page and $3 each additional page
- $14 Permanent Identification Card
- No fee for Temporary Identification Card
- $5 Identification Photos – Two 1 in. X 1 in.
The fee is payable by cash, check or money order, or credit/debit
card.
An additional $2.50 surcharge is applicable for card payments.
Check or money order payable to: San Diego Recorder/County Clerk.