Sugar Creek Township, in Allen County, takes in two ZIP codes and 1,224 residents outside any village or city, with the Lima courthouse 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and a process server can deliver summonses, subpoenas, eviction notices and other court papers there. Order at the order page; the signed proof of service follows a successful delivery by email, at Standard, Rush or 24-Hour speed.
What a Process Server Costs in Sugar Creek Township
Lima's three hospitals are the nearest in the listing, so the township is well placed for records work, and the cost of service is the same as anywhere. Standard Service ($185) gives a first attempt within 5 business days; Rush Service ($225) gives one within 48 hours; 24-Hour Service ($265) aims within 24 hours, which the rates page does not promise. Delivery that fails can be repeated for $25 per attempt, as the rates page shows.
Allen County Sheriff, Bailiff or Private Server?
The clerk mails summonses by certified mail unless the plaintiff files a written request for a sheriff, a bailiff or a court-named server to hand-deliver.
Who May Serve Papers in Allen County: Clerk, Sheriff or Designated Server
A court-named server under Civ.R. 4.1 swears to the 4.1(D) list, including not being on probation, parole or community control. Sheriffs and municipal bailiffs serve by virtue of office.
Sugar Creek Township Courts and the Allen County Courthouse
Allen County's Common Pleas court is at 301 North Main Street in Lima. Evictions and small claims in the township go to a municipal or county court, and the clerk of the filing court will name it.
Eviction Notices and Forcible Entry and Detainer Papers in Sugar Creek Township
The statute asks three days between written notice to leave and filing (R.C. 1923.04) and seven days between summons service and trial (R.C. 1923.06). The eviction guide covers the notice.
Subpoenas, Hospital Records and Out-of-State Subpoenas near Sugar Creek Township
Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center, 730 West Market Street, Lima, (419) 227-3361, is 6.5 miles away. Lima Memorial Health System, 1001 Bellefontaine Avenue, (419) 998-4731, is 7.6 miles away, and Institute For Orthopaedic Surgery, 801 Medical Drive, Suite B, (419) 224-7586, is 9.8 miles away. Subpoena servers must be among those Civ.R. 45(B) names.
ZIP Codes and Neighboring Communities Around Sugar Creek Township
ZIPs 45807 and 45809 apply. American Township (3.8 miles), Marion Township (6.3), Monroe Township (6.5) and Bath Township (7.5) are in Allen County; a second Sugar Creek Township, 4.8 miles away, is in Putnam County.
Sugar Creek Township Process Server FAQ
What if I cannot find the defendant?
Publication under Civ.R. 4.4 requires an affidavit; it then runs once a week for six weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
How do I serve a business or a township?
Civ.R. 4.2: a business through its agent; a township through a trustee, the clerk or the county prosecutor.
Why did my certified-mail summons come back unclaimed?
On written request the clerk can switch to ordinary mail with a certificate of mailing (Civ.R. 4.6).