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Virginia Notice Of Commencement Of Action And Request For Waiver Of Service Of Process
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To file this lawsuit, you must go to the General District Court Clerk's office. Ask for the proper court form. To sue for return of property, fill out a "Warrant in Detinue." Even though this court form is called a "warrant," it is not used in a criminal case. It is used in a civil (non-criminal) case.
If you sign a waiver of service you relieve the plaintiff of its obligation for the delivery of the summons by personal service (i.e. getting it from a process server). You also give up a right to proof of service and allow voluntary acceptance of service.
A waiver of service or summons means that a party voluntarily enters a lawsuit without requiring the opposing party to serve them with a summons and petition.
Service of process is the procedure by which a party to a lawsuit gives an appropriate notice of initial legal action to another party (such as a defendant), court, or administrative body in an effort to exercise jurisdiction over that person so as to enable that person to respond to the proceeding before the court,
For the waiver to be effective, the defendant or the defendant's counsel must sign the waiver of service and return it to the plaintiff within the time allowed and the plaintiff must file the executed waiver with the court within 120 days after the action was commenced (FRCP 4(d)(4) and 4(m)).
"Service of process" is limited to the Summons and Complaint. A defendant can waive service of process by making a general appearance in the litigation...
A Simple Answer to "What Happens if a Process Server Can't Serve You?" The simple answer to your question is that the court continues without you. Evidence is brought forth without a rebuttal or defense from you and a judgment is issued.
Definition. Agreement by the defendant (or the defendant's attorney) to accept papers or a complaint without having the papers served by a process server or a sheriff. Acceptance of service is accomplished by signing a "receipt and acknowledgment of acceptance of service" (or similarly titled instrument).
In most Virginia jurisdictions the fee is $12.00. Alternatively you may hire a private process server to serve the civil warrant on the defendant. Private service is usually more expensive than service by the Sheriff's office.