Process server in San Francisco. Same-day available. $99 standard.
California-licensed servers covering San Francisco (809K residents). AI extracts the parties + address from your complaint; a licensed server attempts service same-day in most cases; a human reviewer signs off the proof of service before it hits your inbox.
San Francisco is a city-county — 47 square miles, no separate cities, one superior court system. The compression makes drive-time short, but service is hard for the opposite reason: dense high-rise residential (Rincon Hill, SoMa, Mission Bay), doorman buildings with strict acceptance protocols, and corporate HQs in the Financial District where registered-agent service via CT Corp or the Secretary of State is often more reliable than chasing in-house counsel. Sub-service via doorman is accepted under CCP §415.20 with diligence documentation.
Local court reference
Most filings in San Francisco County go to the Superior Court below. We file and serve here daily.
San Francisco-specific service challenges
Our servers and ops team know the local quirks. A few of the recurring ones:
Doorman buildings (Millennium Tower, One Rincon Hill, Lumina) restrict floor access and require concierge to accept
SoMa and Mission Bay tech offices have hot-desking layouts — defendants often have no fixed workstation
Outer Sunset, Outer Richmond, and the Excelsior have garage-entry homes where the front door isn't street-facing
Parking is its own diligence factor — meter feeding and ticket risk are real costs we absorb into the flat rate
Transient SRO and supportive-housing addresses in the Tenderloin require courier-style coordination with building staff
What we serve in San Francisco
Civil summons + complaint
SF Superior Court handles a high mix of commercial and IP-related civil cases. Most filings route through Civic Center Courthouse at 400 McAllister.
Eviction notices (UD-100, 3-day pay/quit)
SF Rent Ordinance is among the most plaintiff-restrictive in CA — wrong notice form or wrong service method = dismissal. We use SF-specific UD-100 variants.
Family law (FL-100, FL-110)
High-asset dissolution typical in SF. Service often coordinated with custody-DV concerns and high-rise residences.
Subpoenas (tech / FinTech defendants)
SOMA + Mid-Market HQs frequent. CCP §1985 deposition subpoenas; we file with registered agents via SOS.
Small claims (SC-100)
SF SC court handles small-claims same-day for in-person service when ordered by 11am. SC-104B Proof of Service same day.
Skip-traced commercial collections
SF's transient downtown population (rentals, sublets, corporate-paid) drives a lot of skip-trace volume. +$40 add-on.
Average turnaround
Same-day attempts in 94% of SF cases ordered before 11am local. SF is dense enough that 3-attempt CCP §415.20 diligence typically wraps in 2-3 business days. POS-040 in your inbox within 24 hours of successful service.
Coverage statement
Servd has California-licensed (CCP §22440) servers across San Francisco County.San Francisco is a flagship market — same-day attempts available for orders received before 11 AM local time. Every server carries $2M E&O insurance. Every attempt is GPS-stamped. Every proof of service is human-reviewed against CCP §2015.5 before signing.
Coverage extends to all California superior courts and the federal district courts in this region. See /coverage for state + county detail.
San Francisco FAQ
Can you serve at SOMA / Mission Bay tech HQs?
Yes. Most tech HQs route service to their registered agent (CT Corporation, Corporation Service Co) rather than accept at the lobby. We look up the SOS-registered agent and route there for reliability.
SF Rent Ordinance — do you handle UD-100 notice service correctly?
Yes. Our SF servers track the difference between SF's pre-eviction notice rules and standard CA UD timelines. We never serve a UD complaint before the underlying notice period has run.
High-rise residential buildings (Russian Hill, SoMa luxury)?
Doorman buildings restrict floor access. We coordinate with property management or use sub-service to the front desk under CCP §415.20(b)(2) — leave + mail.
What if the defendant is in Marin / Daly City / Oakland?
Cross-county OK but counts as different-county for CCP §116.340 small-claims 15-day rule. We surface the deadline change on intake.
Filing at SF Superior Court (Civic Center)?
Yes. E-filing via Odyssey eFileCA when supported; for filings that still require paper (some probate, some unlawful-detainer) courier add-on is $25.