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title: "Court Runner Jobs in Delaware | MCC Solutions"
description: "File papers and pull court records in Delaware as an independent contractor. No serving. Each job shows its pay up front; apply on this page."
url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/join/states/delaware/court-runner"
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Court runner · Delaware

# Court runner jobs in Delaware

If you can get to the courthouses and records offices around Wilmington, Dover and Newark, you can run filings and records for us in Delaware, without serving anyone.

MCC Solutions is based in Cranford, New Jersey; the network of contractors it sends work to covers the whole country, including Delaware.

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The work

## What a court runner does for us

- Taking documents to the clerk's office in Delaware for filing and bringing back conformed copies
- Retrieving court and land records in Delaware and sending clear scans
- Embassy and consulate document runs, which are mostly in Washington, DC
- Logging each run in the portal and uploading receipts for court or copy fees

What you need

## What we require

- 18 or older, with a valid driver's license
- Auto insurance in force; runners don't upload a vehicle registration
- A background screening dated within 12 months, or, for an established business, a waiver request with a review link that the owner decides on
- A phone that takes photos and receives texts and email
- Nothing to do with serving: no server license, no commission

Pay

## Pay, per job

Every offer states what the job pays. Take it, pass, or make a counter-offer, and nothing is assigned without your yes.

Work is per job: each request near your home ZIP in Delaware is offered as it comes in, around Wilmington, Dover and Newark or anywhere else inside the radius you choose. There is no guaranteed volume.

This is 1099 independent contractor work.

Delaware courts

## Delaware court facts runners use

Delaware's small claims cases go to the Justice of the Peace Court (civil) (limit $25,000).

Filing location: To recover court costs against a Delaware resident, the county where the defendant resides. Summary possession (landlord-tenant): the court nearest the rental property, in its county.

Filing fees on the official pages: Debt or trespass claim under $1,000 $35; Debt or trespass claim, $1,000 to $5,000 $40; Debt or trespass claim over $5,000 $45; Replevin action $55; Subpoena, each witness $10. Any court fee paid at the window is listed on the job and repaid against your receipt.

Online filing: https://courts.delaware.gov/jpcourt/efiling.aspx

[Official Delaware small claims help](https://www.courts.delaware.gov/help/proceedings/jp_startcivil.aspx) · [Small claims court in Delaware](/tools/small-claims-delaware)

Source: [Delaware Courts: How to Start a Civil Action in the Justice of the Peace Court](https://www.courts.delaware.gov/help/proceedings/jp_startcivil.aspx); [Delaware Courts: Justice of the Peace Court civil proceedings](https://courts.delaware.gov/jpcourt/jpcivil.aspx); [Delaware Courts: Justice of the Peace Court FAQs](https://courts.delaware.gov/help/proceedings/jp_faqs.aspx); [Delaware Courts: Justice of the Peace Court Civil Fees (updated 11/05/2021)](https://www.courts.delaware.gov/Help/fees/jpfees.aspx); [Delaware Courts: Justice of the Peace Court Appeals of Civil Cases to the Court of Common Pleas](https://www.courts.delaware.gov/Help/Appeals/ccpjpplaintiff.aspx).

General information from official court pages, checked November 2026. Not legal advice.

Apply

Apply with the form below: choose "Court runs and records only" (already selected), and upload your driver's license, auto insurance and background check. A complete application can be approved automatically.

Once approved you get an email to sign the independent contractor agreement and upload your W-9 in the portal; after that, offers reach you by email or by text if you turn texts on.

## Questions about court runner work in Delaware

**Do court runners serve papers?**

Never. Serving papers is the process server role; runners file and retrieve.

**Do I need a vehicle registration in Delaware?**

Not for this role. We ask runners for a driver's license, auto insurance and a background check.

**How much court runner work is there in Delaware?**

That depends on demand near you; no volume is promised.

## Work near home in Delaware.

Apply[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)