Richmond Process Server · Serving Since 1981
Need Someone Served
in Richmond?
Same Day Service Available.
Capitol Process Services has delivered summons, subpoenas, writs, and statutory agent service across the Commonwealth’s capital since 1981. Upload your documents, and a qualified Richmond-area server moves within 24 hours.
Why Richmond is Different
You don’t have to wait for the Sheriff. Under Virginia law, we can serve.
Va. Code § 8.01-293
Qualified private service, without the queue.
Virginia Code 8.01-293 authorizes three kinds of people to serve process: the sheriff, a disinterested adult 18 or older, and a private process server. Our Richmond team qualifies under subdivision A(3), and every one of our returns carries the private-server annotation, name, address, and phone number required under Virginia Code 8.01-325.
That means you don’t have to sit in the Richmond City Sheriff’s queue while your hearing date closes in. A qualified private server can take your summons and complaint directly, document each attempt with GPS and photo proof, and return a sworn affidavit ready for the clerk.
When a resident defendant can’t be located, we also handle statutory service on the Secretary of the Commonwealth under Section 8.01-329. Their office is here in Richmond, and so are we.
Documents We Serve
Every paper your Virginia case needs delivered.
Summons & Complaints
Circuit Court and General District Court process, served with the qualified-adult annotation required by Virginia Code 8.01-325.
Subpoenas
Trial, deposition, and records subpoenas served on individuals, custodians of record, and corporate witnesses across Richmond.
Writs & Orders
Writs of possession, writs of eviction, writs of fieri facias, and show-cause orders served with priority handling under Section 8.01-293.
Landlord-Tenant
Unlawful detainer summons, 21/30-day notices, and General District Court landlord-tenant filings across the city.
Family & Domestic
Divorce bills of complaint, custody petitions, protective orders, and other matters filed in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.
Corporate & Registered Agents
Service on CT Corporation, CSC, and smaller registered agents throughout the city. Statutory service on the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Where We Serve
Every Richmond ZIP and the River City’s collar counties. We know the blocks, the buzzers, the back gates, and which Fan rowhouse addresses share a stoop with the one next door. Here are the neighborhoods we serve most often.
Richmond Metro Counties
Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, Powhatan, Goochland, and New Kent County service available with Richmond-tier turnaround. Cross-county coordination and Secretary of Commonwealth filings handled by our office.
Courts We Work with Weekly
We know the dockets, the clerks, and the filing windows. Process serving isn’t the only thing we do in Richmond.
We file, retrieve records, and follow up with these courts as often as any firm in the Commonwealth’s capital.
Richmond Circuit Court
John Marshall Courts Bldg · 400 N 9th Street
Richmond General District Court
John Marshall Courts Bldg · 400 N 9th Street
U.S. District Court, E.D. Va.
Spottswood W. Robinson III & Robert R. Merhige Jr. Courthouse · 701 E Broad St
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Lewis F. Powell Jr. Courthouse · 1100 E Main Street
Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court
Oliver W. Hill Courts Building · 1600 Oliver Hill Way
Supreme Court of Virginia
100 N 9th Street · Sixth Floor
How it Works
From upload to affidavit, typically inside a week.
Upload
Send us your documents, the service address, and any special instructions. You’ll get written confirmation the same business day.
Serve
A qualified Richmond-area server attempts delivery, usually within 24 to 48 hours. Every attempt is logged with GPS, time, and photo.
Affidavit
You receive a signed return of service with the private-server annotation required by Virginia Code 8.01-325, formatted for Virginia filing. Wet-ink originals provided when a clerk requires them.
Hard Cases, Our Specialty
When the easy address doesn’t work, we don’t stop. Most of the serves that come to us have already failed elsewhere.
Evasive defendants, stale addresses, gated communities in Henrico and Chesterfield. Here’s how we handle them.
Evasive Defendants
Multi-time-of-day attempts, including early morning and evening windows. Neighbor interviews, vehicle checks, and patient surveillance when a subject is known to be ducking service in the Fan, Church Hill, or the West End.
Skip Trace & Address Verification
Before the first attempt, we can confirm whether a defendant still lives or works at the address you have. Cheaper than a bad serve, and often a lot faster than the bona-fide diligence required under Virginia Code 8.01-329.
Rush & Same-Day Service
When an E.D. Va. rocket docket hearing is Thursday and the papers need to be on someone by Tuesday, we move. Same-day service available in Richmond and the surrounding counties.
Service by Special Order
When personal service genuinely cannot be made on a Virginia resident, we document due diligence and handle service on the Secretary of the Commonwealth at the Richmond office under Section 8.01-329.
What Legal Professionals Say
Trusted Partner
“Capitol Process and Investigative Services is a trusted partner in the service to our clients. Their team of professionals are responsive, pro-active, and reliable. It’s been a pleasure to work with them.”
Eric Mitchell
Law Office of Eric Mitchell
Professional
“I have used the service of David Felter and Capitol Process for 19 plus years. Capitol Process is professional and always achieves a great result. Capitol Process service is unmatched. Capitol Process is in business to best serve its clients. We would recommend you to others.”
Bryn Sherman
Offit Kurman
Incredibly Reliable
“Our Firm has been using Capitol Process for over a decade and find the Company to be incredibly reliable, accommodating and professional. I often have several emergency filings a month and Capitol Process always comes through for me in a pinch.”
Jennifer Concino
Tobin O’Connor & Ewing
Questions We Hear Weekly
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