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Home Inside NAPPS Become A Member Online Store Forms Contact Us States With Laws Prohibiting Holiday Service State Laws Prohibiting Service of Process on Sundays/Holidays All state court papers should be served in accordance with the law of the state having original jurisdiction (where the complaint is filed). Several states do not permit documents to be served on Sundays or Holidays, but some of these states will permit service under special circumstances pursuant to Court Order. If you live in a state where Sunday service is not permitted, it is your obligation to include this information in your instruction sheet when forwarding work to out-of-state members. See the Rules of Procedure section at the beginning of each state’s listing for a more detailed explanation of the statutes cited here. Florida Sundays Florida Statutes §48.20 Maine Sundays Maine Revised Statutes §705 Massachusetts Sundays General Laws of Massachusetts Chapter 136, Sec. 8 Minnesota Sundays and Holidays Minnesota Statutes §624.04 and §645.44(5) New York Sundays New York General Business Law §11 Upon person who keeps SATURDAY as holy time New York General Business Law §13 Rhode Island Sundays General Laws of Rhode Island §9-5-24 South Dakota Sundays South Dakota Codified Laws §1-5-2 Tennessee Sundays except by Court Order Tennessee Code Annotated §20-2-105 and 106 Texas Sundays Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 6 Virginia Sundays Code of Virginia §8.01-289 West Virginia Sundays West Virginia Code §56-3-16 | Home | Inside NAPPS | Membership | Online Store | Forms | Contact Us | Copyright ©1999 National Association of Professional Process Servers web development www.graphiclynx.com