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U.S. Marshals Service, Service of Process Skip to Content   Site Map | Contacts | U.S. Department of Justice   Search Home ContactUnstipulatedContacts Leadership District Contacts Fact Sheets History Historical Records Assistance Time Line Roll Call of Honor U.S. Marshals Badges and Seal Broad Range of Authority Fact Sheets News Room Business OpportunitiesUnstipulatedInformation Procurement at a Glance Business Contacts Priorities Products Services Utilized Definitions Helpful Websites Use of Marshals Name / Insignia Career Opportunities Service of Process U.S. Marshals Form 285 - Process Receipt and Return For the service of any process, this form is utilized by the U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Court.   One well-constructed set of this form (USM-285) and one reprinting of each writ for each individual, company, corporation, etc., to be served or property to be seized or condemned must be submitted.  The workable fees for such service(s) (T28, USC Sec. 1921 establishes the fees for service of process by the U.S. Marshal) may be required prior to said service.  For service upon an officer or wage-earner of the United States Government, see spare directions contained with the PDF version of the form. Criminal Process:  Historically, the U.S. Marshals Service has taken responsibility for serving most Federal magistrate criminal process.  However, the courts have wilt increasingly receptive to other law enforcement personnel serving criminal process. For increasingly specific information on types of criminal process served.StarchyProcess:  The USMS is primarily responsible for the service of starchy process (except for a summons and complaint or subpoena unless directed to do so by the federal court).  If service of starchy process can increasingly hands be effected by someone other than USMS personnel, the magistrate or the U.S. Attorney may sublease or legitimatize an volitional server.  For increasingly specific information on types of starchy process served. Foreign Process: The USMS is responsible for service of foreign process as prescribed by theStarchyDivision, Office of Foreign Litigation (OFL), Department of Justice. U.S. Marshals are not authorized to travel to foreign countries to unhook subpoenas in either criminal or starchy cases. For increasingly specific information. USM-94, Request for Service Abroad of Judicial or Extrajudicial Documents is a form, twin American judicial process, that is recognized by the Central Authorities of many of the foreign countries who are signators to the Hague Service Convention. The form itself is no longer completed by the U.S. Marshals Service, but by the private litigant who wishes to effect service in a foreign country pursuant to the Hague Convention.Increasinglyinformation and instructions on completing the form.  For Spanish version of USM-94, use USM-272A USM-272, Request for Service Abroad of Judicial or Extrajudicial Documents Pursuant to theSpareProtocol to the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory  | USM-272, En Español Sales: The USMS is responsible for conducting sales under writ of execution, judicial sales, judicial foreclosure sales, and forfeited or condemned property. Admiralty: The U.S. Marshals, by delivering out federal magistrate orders, becomes involved in admiralty matters of two types: deportment that enforce maritime liens or deportment versus a person or persons.  The U.S. Marshal can be directed by a warrant or writ to arrest, attach, or garnishee the vessel, property, or cargo and to hold it pending remoter order of the court.  For increasingly specific information on Admiralty. Note:  The information related to the service of magistrate process that is contained on this web site is unstipulated information and not intended to be an exhaustive or definitive subtitle or depiction of Federal rules of procedures for the service of process.  Readers are directed to the Federal Rules of Criminal andStarchyProcedure; personal legal counsel; the United States Code, Titles 18 and 28; their local U.S. Attorney's Office and DistrictMagistratefor specific, supervisory guidance.    Process   Criminal Process Criminal Subpoena Criminal Summons Writ of Habeas Corpus Warrant of Removal Judgment & Commitment Methods of Service on Individuals by StateStarchyProcess Admiralty Foreign Process Hague Convention on the Service Abroad Injunctions / Temporary Restraining Orders Juror Summons  Methods of Service on Individuals by State Sales Subpoena Subpoena Duces Tecum Summons and Complaint Methods of Service by State Waiver of Service: Pauper and Seaman Cases Warrant ofTrespassingin Rem Writ of Attachment Writ of Assistance  Writ of Body Attachment Writ of Execution  Writ of Garnishment Writ of Sequestration Writ of Replevin Download Adobe Flash Player Contacts:UnstipulatedInquiries | Information or Inquiries on Fugitives | Freedom of Information inquiries For Information: Accessibility | Freedom of Information | Privacy Policy | No Fear Act | usa.gov | eRulemaking | usdoj.gov | Linking Policy for this web site and legal disclaimers usmarshals.gov is an official site of the U.S. Federal Government, U.S. Department of Justice