{"@id":"https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-be03edd9-0a76-4760-906b-18191cd91cff","@type":"ceterms:License","@context":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/schema/context/json","ceterms:ctid":"ce-be03edd9-0a76-4760-906b-18191cd91cff","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Certified Process Server"},"ceterms:ownedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-21c5abac-6661-48b7-b003-8280125b38de"],"ceterms:requires":[{"@type":"ceterms:ConditionProfile","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Licensure Requirements (General)"},"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"In order to become a certified Process Server, you must:\r\nComplete a civil process service educational course. Applicants must complete a 7-hour course approved by the Commission (no more than) one year of filing their Process Server Application. Upon completion of the course, the course director must supply you with a certificate of completion.\r\nYou must complete the course before applying for certification.\r\nYou must contact the course providers directly for information such as how to register with them, when, where, and how much the course costs. \r\nYou must retain a copy of your certificate of completion.\r\nSubmit the Application for Certification and pay the application fee. \r\nYou must apply for licensure via our online licensing and certification system.\r\nFollow the prompts to create your JBCC profile. \r\nYou must use your full legal name (i.e., the name indicated on your government issued identification or driver's license). Preferred names are not permitted.\r\nImmediately after creating your profile, you will automatically be taken to the first page of the application for certification.\r\nYou must upload a copy of your orientation course completion certification to your application.\r\nPlease see the Fees section of this page for information on amounts due, acceptable forms of payment, etc. \r\nWhen paying the application fee, on the Credit Card page of the application, the payment portal vendor requires you to enter the billing address on file with the credit card company of the cardholder.\r\nPass a state and national criminal history background check.\r\nYou must get fingerprinted using the JBCC service code for the Process Servers Certification department so that we can obtain your background reports directly from DPS and the FBI.\r\nAnything that doesn't have \"TX-JBCC Process Server Certification Program\" on it will not be accepted.\r\nYou will receive the service code form via the automated email confirmation that is sent immediately after submitting your application for certification.\r\nYou must check your inbox (and spam folder) for this correspondence. \r\nYou must upload a copy of your fingerprinting receipt to your online application for certification after you've completed the fingerprinting process."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"https://www.txcourts.gov/jbcc/certification-licensure-criminal-history-faqs/"},{"@type":"ceterms:ConditionProfile","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Licensure Requirements (Information for Applicants with a Criminal History / Background)"},"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"Under Rule 3.5 (c) of the JBCC Rules, if you are enrolled or planning to enroll in an educational program that prepares a person for an initial certification or license or are planning to take an examination required by the Commission, and you have reason to believe that you may not be eligible due to a criminal history, you may submit a written request to the Commission to issue a criminal history evaluation letter regarding your eligibility. The request must also state the basis for your potential ineligibility.\n\nSee the website for more information."}}],"ceterms:offeredBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-21c5abac-6661-48b7-b003-8280125b38de"],"ceterms:inLanguage":["en"],"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"A certified process server is a person who is certified by the Commission to serve process statewide."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"https://www.txcourts.gov/jbcc/process-server-certification/initial-certification/","ceterms:credentialStatusType":{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/CredentialStatus","ceterms:targetNode":"credentialStat:Active","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Credential Status"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Active"},"ceterms:targetNodeDescription":{"en-US":"Awards of the credential are ongoing."}}}