Editor's note: Guaranteed Subpoena is a New Jersey Law Journal advertiser.

On Sept. 5, 2000, the private sector was granted, by the court, the privilege of serving summons and complaints. Up until that time, the service of original process, with rare exceptions, was controlled and completed by the sheriff. Some inroads had been completed prior to Sept. 5, 2000, but the rules were restrictive and compliance difficult. As a result of the court decision, many process serving companies sprung up, some still doing business to this day.