Oklahoma Process Server Tricks of the Trade for Finding Elusive Individuals

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!