Process server · Michigan
Process server jobs in Michigan
Process servers deliver summonses, complaints, subpoenas and notices to the people named in them, anywhere near home in Michigan.
Our office is in Cranford, New Jersey, and our contractor network is open in every state, Michigan included.
The work
Process Server duties in Michigan
- Delivering legal papers to the person named, in person
- Recording each attempt (time, place, photo) in our portal as it happens
- Signing the affidavit or proof of service and uploading it to close the job
- Court filing and records runs as well, if you choose them on the application
Before you apply
Requirements in Michigan
- 18 or older, and never a party to a case you serve
- A valid driver's license, vehicle registration and auto insurance, all uploaded with the application
- A background screening dated in the last 12 months, or a waiver request for an established business, which the owner decides on
- The license or registration your area requires for serving in Michigan, if any, uploaded with the application
- A smartphone for attempt photos, GPS stamps and offers
Pay
What and how you're paid
Every offer states what the job pays. Take it, pass, or make a counter-offer, and nothing is assigned without your yes.
Jobs are offered one at a time, as clients ask, to contractors whose travel radius covers the address, whether near Detroit, Grand Rapids and Lansing or a smaller town in Michigan. We don't guarantee any number of jobs.
Independent contractor work with a 1099 at year end.
Serving in Michigan
Before you serve papers in Michigan
One example from Michigan's official pages, for small claims (Small claims division of the district court): “A process server, or certified mail restricted to the addressee; the clerk can arrange it for a fee. The defendant should get notice at least 7 days before the hearing.” Other kinds of cases follow different service rules.
Some places license or register process servers, some require a court appointment, and some have no separate rule. It is up to you to meet Michigan's; we ask on the application.
The court's own guide for Michigan
Source: Michigan courts: small claims information (DC 84 info, rev. 6/26); Michigan courts: How to get a money judgment in small claims court (DC 84 instructions, rev. 1/24).
Checked November 2026. This is general information, not legal advice.
Apply
Apply with the form below and upload your driver's license, vehicle registration, auto insurance and background check (plus a server license where one applies). A complete application can be approved automatically.
Approval is followed by an email with a portal link: sign the contractor agreement, add your W-9, and you start receiving offers by email (and text, if you choose).
Process Server: common questions in Michigan
Do I need a license to serve papers in Michigan?
It depends on Michigan's rules and sometimes your county's. You must meet them; the application asks whether your area requires a license and, if so, for the upload.
Will I get regular serves in Michigan?
We can't promise any. Serves are offered as client requests come in near your ZIP.
Am I an employee?
No, this is independent contractor work: your jobs, your vehicle, your choice on every offer.