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Judicial Branch Judicial Branch Certification Commission

The Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC) oversees the certification, registration, and licensing of court reporters, court reporting firms, guardians, process servers, and licensed court interpreters.

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JBCC Certification Requirements
In order to become a certified Process Server, you must:
  • Complete a civil process service educational course approved by the Commission (and no more than) one year of filing your Process Server Application. Upon completion of the course, the course director should supply you with a certificate of completion. 
  • Submit the Application for Certification. You must apply for certification via our online licensing and certification system. To apply online, please go to the online certification and licensing system on our home page.
  • Pay the certification fee. Please see the Fees section of this page for information on amounts due, acceptable forms of payment, etc. The appropriate fee must accompany the application to be certified to serve civil process for a three-year period, and the orientation course certificate.
  • Pass a criminal history background check with DPS and the FBI. Applicants that apply for certification online will receive the service code form via the automated email confirmation they receive after submitting their application for certification.
CRIMINAL HISTORY
  • All new applicants, and those renewing their certifications are required to obtain one-time electronic Fingerprinting through the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Fees for these services are paid at the time your fingerprints are taken. The results of the DPS and FBI fingerprint searches will be sent directly to the Commission.
  • You do not need to have your fingerprints taken again once you have been fingerprinted. Upon receipt of your application and required payment, staff will request a new criminal history report and the results will be sent directly to the Commission.
  • Under section 3.5 (a) of the JBCC Rules, an initial or renewal application may be denied, and a regulated person may be disciplined, if the person's criminal history or other information indicates that the person lacks the honesty, trustworthiness, or integrity to hold the certification, registration, or license.
  • Please be aware that we must have an application from you before we can provide the instructions, service code and disclosure language that is required to make your fingerprinting appointment. When you submit your application for certification online, an automated email confirmation will be sent to your primary email address. This automated email will contain the code and instructions you need to get fingerprinted. Please check your inbox (and spam folder) for this correspondence. Do not rely on information or forms that you receive from a source other than the JBCC. Doing so may result in your having to be re-fingerprinted, and thus delays in processing your application.
EXPIRATRION

Your approval to serve process will expire two (2) years after the last day of the month of certification and, upon expiration, unless renewed, your name will be removed from the list of certified process servers in our online licensing system.

FEES

All fees are non-refundable.

First-Time Applicants: $200.00

Acceptable forms of payment: Credit Card or Debit Card