Process Server Certification
Late Renewals
- An individual whose certification has been expired for 90 or less may renew for 1½ times the normally required renewal fee.
- An individual whose certification has been expired more than 90 days but less than one year may renew for twice the normally required renewal fee.
- If your certification is not renewed within a year of expiration, you will be required to meet the requirements for a new certification.
- There are no provisions in rule or statute to extend expiration dates.
- Exceptions will not be granted, and fees will not be waived, refunded, or transferred. Please refer to section 3.2 of the JBCC Rules for more information.
Military Applicants
Definition per section 55.001 of Chapter 55 Occupations Code:
- Military service member: a person who is on active duty.
- Active Duty: current full-time military service in the armed forces of the United States or active-duty military service as a member of the Texas military forces
Military Service Members whose certifications have expired can request additional time to meet renewal requirements only if:
- They email a request for additional time to processservers@txcourts.gov. We recommend emailing your request at least 90 days after expiration (however, there’s no deadline to do so in statute),
- The request must include how much additional time is being requested.
If they establish, to the satisfaction of the JBCC, that they failed to renew the certification or license in a timely manner because they were serving as a military service member (i.e., active-duty service) the request may be granted. Staff will email the determination to the application as soon as possible.