How Do You Know If a Process Server Is Following You?

A process server does not usually follow you around. A process server comes to your home or workplace, sometimes several times at different hours, and tries to hand you legal papers. If someone approaches you, says your name, and gives you documents, that was a process server. If someone just keeps appearing near you and never says a word, that is a different situation and you should treat it as a safety concern.

Is It a Process Server or Coincidence?

First decide whether this is coincidence or a pattern. You see neighbors, delivery drivers, and commuters on a similar schedule every day, and someone parked on your street may simply live nearby. Seeing a stranger twice does not mean they are there for you. A process server has one job, which is to put papers in your hands, so you will see them come to your door or approach you once and say who they are. Someone who watches from a distance for weeks and never approaches is not serving you.

What Can a Process Server Do to Find You?

A process server can try your home, your workplace, and other places you are known to be, at different times of day. When someone avoids service, a server may watch an address from a public place to learn when you come and go, and may try again at another hour. A process server cannot trespass, threaten you, or harass you. If someone does any of that, call the police. To see the server’s side of this work, read How Does a Process Server Follow Someone Without Tipping Them Off? and Staying Safe While Being Followed.

How Do I Keep a Record of Who Keeps Showing Up?

Keep a small notebook and write down the date, the time, the location, and what the person looked like and wore. Be specific. An older man with a gray beard and sunglasses is too general to mean anything. Write notes only when it is safe, never while driving. Keep the notes private rather than posting them online, where strangers may feed your fear instead of helping. If a legal case is pending against you, take the log to your attorney.

DOCUMENT EVERY SERVICE ATTEMPT WITH A PI REPORT BUNDLEIf you are a process server or investigator, the same habit protects you. A dated, factual record of each attempt is what supports a request for alternate service later.

Should I Call the Police If I Think Someone Is Following Me?

Call 911 if you are in immediate danger. For anything else, police usually cannot act without evidence that something illegal is happening or that someone is in imminent danger. Officers get these calls all the time, and the large majority involve no real threat. Do not confront the person or drive aggressively. Fear makes people do things they would not normally do. Talk to an attorney if you have a legal case, and talk to a trusted friend or family member if you are unsure. They can tell you honestly whether what you are seeing is real.

START SERVICE CASES THE RIGHT WAY WITH A PI CLIENT INTAKE BUNDLEFor anyone who needs papers served in Northern Colorado, a clean intake at the start lays out who needs to be served, the known addresses, and the deadlines, so attempts are planned instead of scattered.

If you need papers served in Greeley, Fort Collins, Loveland, or the surrounding area, call Greeley Process Server at 970-658-3812.