Puerto Rico Service of Process Rules
Puerto Rico
State Serve Rules
Additional Rules
Additional rules - Servers
Must also serve Secretary of Justice for service on government officers/agencies serves
Affidavit
Notary
Required
Refusal service
No, leaving papers is considered personal service
Mailing
Mail for corporate substitute service
Not Required
Mail for substitue service
Not Required
Minors, Incapacitated, and Jail
Incapacitated individuals + care/custody
Must serve individual + care/custody
Jail Care Custody Service
Yes, state requires service on the warden or person in charge
Jail Personal Service
Yes, state requires service directly on the incarcerated person
Service to a minor
14+ individual and parent/guardian. <14 - parent/guardian
Proof Specialists
Mirrors Fed Rules
Yes
M&O
Not required for service
Substitute Service Rules - Business / Entity
Corporate subservice at a residence
Not Permissible
Government substitute service
Yes, may serve a designated employee
Service of Corporate Person in charge
No, must serve agent/officer
Workplace substitute service
Not Permissible
Substitute Service Rules - Individuals
Due diligence prior to substitute service
Not Required
Minimum age for substitute service
n/a
Residential substitute service
Agent appointment only
Spousal Service
Not Permissible
Subpoena Personal Service Only?
Yes
Substitute serve by posting (Nail & Mail)
Not permissible, must serve documents
When and where can you serve?
Endorcing the Summons prior to serving
Not required
Serve at a nursing home
Client policy
Sunday Service
Permissible
Eviction Summons Rules
Additional Rules - Eviction Summons
Additional rules - Servers
Service by publication if defendant not served/subserved
Mailing
Certified Mail
No
Mail always?
No
Mail if posted
Not Required
Mail if subserve
No
Mail SLA
n
Posting Rules
Due Diligence Prior to Posting
Not Required
Posting
Not Permissible
Eviction Posting Rules
Affidavit
Notary for Notice
Not required
Mailing
Certified Mail
n/a
Mail always?
n/a
Mail SLA
n/a
Proof Specialists
Server/Marshal Required?
Server
