Green Township, Gallia County, is home to 5,405 people living outside any city or village, and its hospital is only 3.3 miles away; a process server there works with the Gallipolis courthouse and delivers court papers such as a summons and complaint, a subpoena or an eviction notice. Order online. Choose Standard Service at $185 (first attempt within 5 business days), Rush Service at $225 (first attempt within 48 hours) or 24-Hour Service at $265 (first attempt aimed within 24 hours), and expect a signed proof of service by email once the papers are delivered.
What a Process Server Costs in Green Township
The three prices map onto three levels of hurry. For $185, Standard Service gives a first attempt within 5 business days. For $225, Rush Service pushes it to within 48 hours. For $265, 24-Hour Service aims at within 24 hours, with no promise, since the rates page says that depends on when the order comes in and whether a server is available nearby, and it names Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Akron and Toledo as the practical areas. When a first try does not end in delivery, further tries are $25 each. See rates.
Gallia County Sheriff, Bailiff or Private Server?
The clerk will usually mail the summons, certified. Writing to the clerk for personal or residence service sends the papers to the sheriff, a bailiff, or a court-designated server.
Who May Serve Papers in Gallia County: Clerk Mail, Sheriff, Bailiff or Court-Designated Server
Civ.R. 4.1 is blunt about who counts. The clerk mails. On written request, the sheriff of the county where the defendant lives or may be found delivers, or a municipal court's bailiff does for defendants in that court's area, or a person the court designated. A designated person must be 18 or older, free of any connection to the case and without disqualifying convictions in the past ten years, and can serve for up to a year. See the unclaimed mail guide.
Green Township Courts and the Gallia County Courthouse
The Gallia County Courthouse, 18 Locust Street, Gallipolis, OH 45631, holds the Court of Common Pleas and is 4.1 miles from Green Township in a straight line. Smaller civil disputes, small claims and evictions are heard in a municipal or county court, and the clerk of the court where you file can confirm which one covers an address. Municipal courts generally hear claims up to $15,000, and small claims up to $6,000.
Eviction Notices and Forcible Entry and Detainer Papers in Green Township
A landlord's written notice to leave has to be given at least three days before filing (R.C. 1923.04). Mailing it certified, handing it over or leaving it at the home are the listed ways, and the notice has required wording described in the eviction guide. The summons in the filed case has to be served at least seven days before the trial date (R.C. 1923.06), and the clerk can explain how.
Subpoenas, Hospital Records and Out-of-State Subpoenas near Green Township
Civ.R. 45(B) names a sheriff, bailiff, coroner, clerk, constable, attorney or court-designated person as those who may serve a subpoena. Two hospitals are listed: Holzer Medical Center, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, OH 45631, (740) 446-5030, 3.3 miles, and Holzer Medical Center Jackson, 500 Burlington Road, Jackson, OH 45640, (740) 395-8500, 24.6 miles. Read our note on hospital subpoenas that get rejected first. A witness in another state needs an Ohio subpoena through the clerk under R.C. 2319.09.
ZIP Codes and Neighboring Communities Around Green Township
ZIP code 45631. Neighbors: Gallipolis Township, the village of Gallipolis, Springfield, Perry, Addison and Clay townships, all in Gallia County. See Gallia County.
Green Township Process Server FAQ
How do I serve a township?
Civ.R. 4.2 allows service on a township trustee, the township clerk or the county prosecutor.
How long can a defendant go unserved?
Six months from filing, then Civ.R. 4(E) allows dismissal without prejudice.
What if the defendant's whereabouts are unknown?
Publication under Civ.R. 4.4, once a week for six weeks, after an affidavit of diligent search.