Formal Service of Process

(a) Proof of Formal Service of Process. Documents that require personal service or other formal service of process to confer jurisdiction over a party as a matter of law shall not be served electronically. Whenever a party is required by statute, court rule or court order to file proof of formal service of process, the proof of service document shall be scanned and filed electronically in accordance with the provisions of Rule 7(d) concerning “Original Documents and Other Paper Documents That Were Not Prepared for Electronic Filing.” (b) Attestation/Certification of Documents. A document shall be considered properly attested or certified for purposes of service of process or other purpose when: (1) The document, with statutory attestation language and bearing an electronic certification stamp approved by the Supreme Court as meeting the requirements for attestation, is electronically transmitted directly from the Superior Court Electronic Filing Center to the filer; or (2) In limited circumstances as directed by the court, the original paper document is issued by the clerk/deputy clerk bearing the statutory attestation.