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Civil Process Forms Information

Steps to Become a Process Server

1. The applicant will obtain an application from the Seminole County Sheriffs Office by downloading it from the website www.seminolesheriff.org or picking an application up in person from the Civil Section at the Sheriffs Office complex located at 100 Bush Blvd, Sanford, FL, 32773.

2. The applicant will contact the Civil Section of the Sheriff's Office to schedule an orientation class and test. Once the applicant has attended the orientation and passed the class, they are fingerprinted by the Human Resources Section and issued a certificate of completion. 

3. The new applicant will submit the completed application and make payment to the Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $197.00.

Note: If the new applicant does not successfully complete the class/test there will be a $45.00 fee for each subsequent class/test taken.

Renewing applicants will submit the application and make payment to the Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $112.00.

Note: It is suggested that renewing applicants begin the process, at a minimum, 10 to 12 weeks prior to the date of expiration of their certification to ensure no lapse in certification. If a certified process server does not renew or activate the process server certificate within one year of their last expiration date or one year of completing the orientation, the applicant must submit to a new orientation program and begin the certification process from the beginning.

4. A new file containing the applicant’s personal information is created.

5. The Seminole County Sheriffs Office will make a copy of the applicant’s payment and place it in the Process Servers file and submit the payment to Financial Services, where a separate check is issued to FDLE and sent back to the Civil Section. The check is sent with a request to FDLE for a background check. The Civil Section completes a local background check on the applicant.

6. Upon receiving the results of the background check from FDLE, (approximately 10-14 days), a letter is sent to the Chief Judge or his/her designee who will either deny the application or grant same by order.

7. Once the order is granted a copy is sent to the applicant, the Clerk of the Court in Seminole and Brevard County, Court Administration and the Seminole County Sheriffs Office. 

8. The applicant (process server) is then notified as to the date, time, and location to obtain their identification and administered their Oath of Office. 

Applicant Forms