Oklahoma Process Server Tricks of the Trade for Finding Elusive
Individuals
As a process server in Oklahoma, an
officer of the court sometimes has to get pretty creative when serving papers
on individuals who are intentionally avoiding service. When someone successfully avoids service, it
can potentially prolong or even prevent the legal case or procedure from
continuing and/or can limit the benefits the party having the papers served
could otherwise enjoy. This can prove to
be costly for your client and very time consuming for process servers in
Oklahoma. The professionals at Oklahoma
Judicial Process Servers have some tips and tricks of the trade that can often
help locate and serve those elusive individuals, and we would like the chance
to elucidate as to what some of those are.
One of the
most common techniques for process servers in Oklahoma who wish to find someone
who is avoiding service is to use skip tracing, as well as social networking
sites such as Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, and so on. Oklahoma process servers might also find
themselves surprised at what they can find by performing a Google search
www.Google.com on those people. These also comprise many of the same tactics
that employers are now increasingly using when looking for information about
candidates for jobs.
Oklahoma process servers can
potentially find themselves amazed at the types of information some clients
will willingly put out there about themselves. This might include their date of
birth, where they are having dinner, who their friends are, and so much
more. It is even possible to become a “friend”
of someone who is already a friend or family member of the person you are
trying to serve, and then later you might be able to add the person you really
want to find as a friend, too. At that
point you are likely to have much greater access to that individual’s public information,
which could potentially prove to be a treasure chest of knowledge about the
person’s life!
Another great option is to try
www.anywho.com or other phone directories,
which can often locate people by phone numbers, addresses, and names. Web sites like
www.peoplesearch.com and
www.spokeo.com can also provide invaluable
information for a relatively small fee, potentially saving both time and
money. Some Web sites even offer the
possibility of finding the owners and address information of cell phones
holders, as this mobile device has increased greatly in popularity over increasingly
archaic landline phones. The Oklahoma
Supreme Court Network (OSCN)
www.oscn.net
might also provide helpful information, based upon whether or not the person
you want served has been in court for any reason.
Before going through the effort of
trying to find out all of this information, it is important for the process
server in Oklahoma to ask his or her client what he or she already knows about
the person being served. Is a photograph
available? Does this person have any
tattoos or scars? What are this person’s
driver’s license number, social security number, and date of birth? Does this individual have any kids or other
relatives? If so, how old are they and
where do they live? These are just a few
of many questions a process sever in Oklahoma might be able to have answered
long before he or she ever starts out on the mission to serve someone.
One more traditional tactic often
used by process servers in Oklahoma who are trying to find people who are avoiding
service is to simply hide out far enough away to where the individual cannot see
you. When doing this it is imperative to
use binoculars or some other device to be able to see the person’s house, job
site, etc., and you will want to make sure to conceal yourself enough so that
they do not just drive by and see some suspicious individual waiting for
them. At the time they do show up, you
can quickly go up and find them and serve them the papers.
It is often a wonderful idea to
call the local police department or county sheriff’s office to let them know
who you are, where you are waiting, and the approximate time you plan to be
there. Police officers and deputies who
stop by to check on you can draw a large amount of suspicion and scare away help
from neighbours. This can even make the
person who is avoiding service take greater measures to hide from you. Be sure to keep your Oklahoma process server
license with you at all times and try to remain on public streets, as this will
make it easier for you to not be forced to leave by the police. Indeed, building trusting relationships with
police and other law enforcement officials can prove very helpful indeed,
especially if a problem ever arises, so continually nurture those relationships
in a positive manner.
Sometimes
Oklahoma process servers can also gain important information about a person’s
whereabouts by asking neighbours, utility companies, co-workers, etc. However, process servers should use caution
when doing so, as this can draw suspicion and the ones you ask might turn out
to be friends or even family members of the person you are trying to serve. They might quietly sound the alarm to the
person you are seeking, thus making your task much more difficult.
As stated
earlier in the article, creativity is very important for the professionals at
Oklahoma Judicial Process Servers and to other process servers in
Oklahoma. Indeed, it is something that
clients can greatly value, as such creative techniques might save them both
time and money and can potentially keep your clients loyal to you for years to
come. Please allow us to elucidate with some examples . . .
One time a person
a professional process server with Oklahoma Judicial Process Server
http://www.OklahomaJudicialProcessServers.com
kept trying to serve continually proved to be very elusive. This client, if he was ever home, never came
to the door and had no other family or friends that the process server could
locate. After the Oklahoma process
server had waited for a bit to let the person’s suspicion lessen, he ordered a
pizza and had it delivered to the house of the individual he wanted to
serve.
As the pizza delivery man drove up
and the person went to the door, the trained professional Oklahoma process
server with Oklahoma Judicial Process Servers was delighted. The person slowly and very cautiously emerged
from the house for the first time! As
soon as this happened, the Oklahoma process server came out from around the
side of the house where he had been hiding out of view and served the man the
papers.
Needless to say, the guy was quite
shocked and did not even know what to think or say. For that matter, so was the pizza delivery
driver. The process server from Oklahoma
Judicial Process Servers paid for the pizza and then left, and the client who
had been looking for this individual for a very long time was absolutely
thrilled!
This tactic would not have been a
meritorious idea if the person the Oklahoma process server was trying to serve
had any proclivity for violence, as this could have potentially placed the
pizza delivery driver in harm’s way. If
violence had erupted, a lawsuit could have ensued against both the process
server and the company he worked for.
Indeed, it can sometimes prove difficult to discern whether someone has
an inclination for violence, but the process server had 100% assurances from
the client beforehand that the person who had thus far successfully evaded
service was indeed as gentle as a little lamb – and he was!
Another
technique process servers in Oklahoma can use when trying to serve difficult to
find heterosexual males or even lesbians can involve seduction or attraction,
though this is not to be confused with solicitation. A sexually provocative-looking female
Oklahoma process server can park her car parked fairly close to where the
person she wants served is supposed to be at that appointed hour with her car’s
hood up. The female Oklahoma process server
can then pretend to be looking around as though not quite sure what to do, pretending
she has car trouble. If the man happens
to come by, he just might offer her some help.
In the event this happens, the Oklahoma process server can quickly hand
the individual the papers, put the car’s hood back down, and then get back into her car and drive away. This can also work well with baby-faced,
younger looking male process servers in Oklahoma who are trying to serve a
heterosexual female or a gay male.
Older
process servers working in Oklahoma can also look very unsuspecting to people
they are going to serve, especially if they are female. However, there are many times when elderly males
can also prove to be less suspicious.
Indeed, in the field of process serving, age can have advantages at
every level!
These are
just a few of numerous tactics successful process servers in Oklahoma can
utilize when trying to find elusive individuals they are trying to serve papers
to. Oklahoma Judicial Process Servers
http://www.OklahomaJudicialProcessServers.com
offers some of the very finest Oklahoma process servers, and the staff would be
delighted to share more tactics and stories with other process servers free of
charge. Sometimes people who simply do
not want to be found will find a way to avoid service, even with one’s very
best efforts, but if a process server in Oklahoma diligently uses the tactics
described above and other creative methods, then the chances of success should
increase significantly!
