Shelby County process server bonds.
$100 flat.
Shelby County requires a private process server to post a $15,000 surety bond as a condition of appointment — ours is $100 flat, the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Appointment bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Appointment bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Clerk
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Shelby County court clerk as part of your process server appointment. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A process server bond is a faithful-performance guarantee. As a private process server you serve summonses and legal papers that start lawsuits and enforce judgments — Shelby County wants a financial backstop that you'll serve papers honestly and follow the rules of court.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Shelby County (the obligee), with the parties you serve as the protected public. If you make a false return of service or otherwise violate your duties, a harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your appointment. Let it lapse and your authority to serve process can be pulled — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $15,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond's application doesn't collect credit information.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.