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Skip Tracing

Locate hard-to-find individuals when the address you have is stale, wrong, or unknown.

Price$80Flat fee
Delivery windowResults in 4-24 hoursFrom payment confirmation
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Skip Tracing is the investigative step that bridges a missing or stale address and a successful service. Servd runs a multi-source lookup against LexisNexis Accurint, TLOxp, USPS N…

What's included

Everything in the flat rate.

No per-attempt upcharges. No mileage line items inside the standard coverage area.

Skip Tracing is the investigative step that bridges a missing or stale address and a successful service. Servd runs a multi-source lookup against LexisNexis Accurint, TLOxp, USPS NCOA, public records, and licensed credit-header data — then layers in field verification (drive-by, neighbor confirmation, employer check) on the most promising candidate addresses. The deliverable is a verified current address with confidence scoring and source attribution. Skip Tracing at Servd is FCRA-compliant: it is performed under the litigation-support permissible purpose and is never used for employment, tenant screening, or credit decisioning. The result file references licensed data providers and is supplied as a working investigative product, not a consumer report. Use Skip Tracing as a standalone investigation when you have a name and a stale address, or as an add-on inside a service-of-process case where the first attempt confirmed the defendant has moved. For add-on use inside an existing case, the discovered address auto-routes to the field server and the service window resets at no additional service fee. Most traces complete within 4-24 hours.
LexisNexis Accurint + TLOxp + USPS NCOA + public records sweep
Licensed credit-header data
Current address with confidence score and source attribution
Phone numbers (residential, mobile) where available
Workplace and employer data when on file
Field verification on top candidate addresses
FCRA litigation-support purpose documented in result file
Auto-route to the field server if attached to an active service case
When to use it

Right tool for the matter.

Pick this service when one of these applies.

  • Defendant has moved and the address on the complaint is stale
  • First attempt confirmed the resident is not the defendant
  • Pre-litigation: locating a judgment debtor for service of a writ
  • Subpoena witness whose address has gone cold
  • Standalone investigation before filing suit
How it works

Four steps. AI handles the orchestration.

  1. 01
    Start a chat.

    Drop in your documents or describe the matter. AI extracts the parties and the address.

  2. 02
    Confirm and pay.

    Quote appears in the Preview Panel. Square handles the card. Every case paid up-front — no Net invoicing.

  3. 03
    We dispatch.

    AI ranks the nearest qualified server. Admin confirms. You watch attempts live in chat.

  4. 04
    Affidavit delivered.

    Signed proof hits your inbox and Preview Panel. Court-ready.

Legal basis

Statutes that govern this service.

The affidavit or receipt we deliver tracks the form requirements of the jurisdiction where the work is performed.

Governing law

FCRA 15 U.S.C. §1681b(a)(3)(A) (litigation-support permissible purpose); Driver's Privacy Protection Act 18 U.S.C. §2721 (litigation exception); applicable state investigative consumer-reporting statutes.

Affidavit / receipt
Skip trace result file (investigative working product — not a court filing)

Delivered to your dashboard on completion.

Disclaimer. Servd is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Statutory citations are informational. Consult counsel for matter-specific questions.

FAQ

Common questions.

If your situation isn't here, start a chat and we'll answer specifically.

Is the skip trace result admissible in court?

The result file is investigative work product, not evidence. The current address it produces is used to direct service of process; the proof of service that follows is the court filing.

Can I use skip trace for employment screening or credit decisions?

No. Servd runs skip trace under the FCRA litigation-support permissible purpose only. Use for employment, tenant screening, or credit decisioning is prohibited and is a contract violation.

What is your no-locate policy?

If we cannot produce a current verified address after a full sweep, you receive a result file documenting the dead ends and a 50% credit toward the next attempt — typically a fresh trace after 30-60 days, when refreshed data sources may surface new leads.

How fast is a skip trace?

Most traces complete within 4-24 hours. Complex skips (unique-name defendants in dense metros) can run 48-72 hours; you are notified before the case escalates to a senior investigator.

Can I add skip trace to a service-of-process order mid-case?

Yes. If the first attempt confirms the address is bad, we add the skip trace line and the discovered address auto-routes to the field server for re-attempt. No additional service fee.

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Start your first skip tracing case.

Drop in your documents. The AI handles intake. You get a signed affidavit.