Campbell, a Mahoning County city that shares a border with Struthers and Coitsville Township, has its own police department, and a process server can deliver its summonses and complaints, subpoenas, eviction notices and other court papers after an online order. Standard Service, Rush Service and 24-Hour Service are the speeds, and a signed proof of service is emailed after a successful delivery.
What a Process Server Costs in Campbell
If you can wait, Standard Service, $185, gets the first attempt done within 5 business days. If you cannot, Rush Service, $225, gets it done within 48 hours. If you really cannot, 24-Hour Service, $265, aims for a first attempt within 24 hours, though the rates page does not promise it and lists only the largest Ohio metro areas as practical, so for Campbell the answer turns on the hour the order is submitted and on server availability. After a failed delivery, extra attempts are priced at $25. The rates page shows everything.
Mahoning County Sheriff, Bailiff or Private Server?
Clerks mail most summonses by certified mail. A written request from the plaintiff for personal or residence service moves delivery to the sheriff, a municipal bailiff or a court-designated server.
Who May Serve Papers in Mahoning County: Clerk Mail, Sheriff, Bailiff or Court-Designated Server
Ohio's way of serving a summons is spelled out in Civil Rule 4.1, and it centers on the clerk. The clerk mails by certified or express mail, collects a signed return receipt and logs the result. Through a written request, the plaintiff can swap that for personal service (to the defendant) or residence service (at the defendant's usual home), carried out by the sheriff, a municipal bailiff or a person the court has designated by order for up to a year. The person must be an adult, not a party or relative, legally present, with ID, and free of recent serious convictions. After 28 days, unserved papers return to the clerk with reasons.
Campbell Courts and the Mahoning County Courthouse
The Court of Common Pleas sits at the Mahoning County Courthouse, 120 Market Street, Youngstown, OH 44503, about 3.5 miles from Campbell. Evictions, small claims and modest civil cases are heard in a municipal or county court, and the filing clerk can confirm which court covers an address. In general, municipal courts hear claims up to $15,000, with small claims up to $6,000.
Eviction Notices and Forcible Entry and Detainer Papers in Campbell
Notice to leave
The landlord's first document is a written notice to leave, given three or more days before filing. It can be sent certified, handed over or left at the home or premises; wording rules appear in the eviction notice guide.
Summons
Trial is at least seven days after the summons is served.
Subpoenas, Hospital Records and Out-of-State Subpoenas near Campbell
A subpoena can be served by a sheriff, bailiff, coroner, clerk, constable, deputy, attorney or court-designated person, says Civil Rule 45(B), and the permitted methods are delivery, reading aloud, leaving at the usual residence and return-receipt mail. The fees allowed by law are tendered and the return is filed with the clerk. If the subpoena asks for documents alone, written objections are due 14 days after service.
Campbell Police Department, 351 Tenney Avenue, Campbell, OH 44405, (330) 755-1411, comes from a federal directory; confirm with the department before sending a records subpoena. The nearest hospitals in the listing are Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, 1044 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown, (330) 480-3022, 4.3 miles; Surgical Hospital At Southwoods, 7630 Southern Blvd, Youngstown, (330) 729-8000, 5.4 miles; and Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center, 8401 Market Street, Boardman, (330) 729-2929, 6.9 miles. Witnesses who live out of state need the UIDDA process.
ZIP Codes and Neighboring Communities Around Campbell
Campbell has ZIP code 44405. Its listed neighbors are Struthers, Coitsville Township and Youngstown. See the Mahoning County page.
Campbell Process Server FAQ
How do I serve a business or a city?
A business answers to its agent, officer, manager or member, a city to the responsible officer or solicitor, under Rule 4.2.
Why did my certified-mail summons come back unclaimed?
Rule 4.6 gives the clerk a duty to notify the plaintiff and an ordinary-mail option on written request.
How long do I have to get the defendant served?
Civil Rule 4(E): six months.