<P> In the past in many countries , people did not have the right to know that there were legal proceedings against them . In some cases , they would only find out when magistrates showed up with the sheriff and seized their property , sometimes throwing them into debtor 's prison until their debts were paid . The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution prohibit the federal and state governments from depriving any person of life , liberty or property without due process of law . Therefore , the process server is `` serving '' the recipient with notice of their constitutional right to due process of the law . </P>
<P> In the past in many countries , people did not have the right to know that there were legal proceedings against them . In some cases , they would only find out when magistrates showed up with the sheriff and seized their property , sometimes throwing them into debtor 's prison until their debts were paid . The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution prohibit the federal and state governments from depriving any person of life , liberty or property without due process of law . Therefore , the process server is `` serving '' the recipient with notice of their constitutional right to due process of the law . </P>
who is the person that serves legal documents
who is the person that serves legal documents
process server
process server