CIV PRO-PROCESS SERVER-INMATES

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in a county with a population of less than 2,000,000 (instead of 1,000,000), a sheriff may employ civilian personnel to serve process and that process may be served, without special appointment, by a person who is licensed or registered as a private detective under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 or by a registered employee of a certified private detective agency. Provides that for the security of a correctional facility or jail, a process server may be refused entry. Provides that each facility or jail shall establish a location for service of process. Provides that if a representative of a warden or sheriff accepts service of process for an inmate, the process shall be delivered to the inmate within one day, but no fine may be levied for the failure to do so. Provides that service may be refused if an inmate is not present in the facility or jail. Effective immediately.