The Sheriff’s Office can serve any type of legal paperwork. Some papers must be served by the Sheriff’s Office. Some of the more common types include:

• Civil Bench Warrant
• Garnishment
• Letter
• Notice
• Orders to Show Cause
• Petition
• Property Execution
• Protective Order
• Order of Restitution
• Small Claim Order
• Stalking Injunction
• Summons
• Summons and Complaint
• Subpoena
• Writ of Restitution

 If you have questions concerning any of these papers or which paper to use for your situation you will need to contact an attorney.

Other than Protective Orders and Stalking Injunctions the Sheriff’s Office does charge to serve papers. Papers are charge a flat fee for the paper service plus an amount for mileage. If extra attempts are needed up to two additional mileage charges may be charged.

Example 1: If a small claims paper is to be served in Logan and the Deputy discovers during that service attempt that the person has moved to North Logan and the Deputy is able to serve it in North Logan on the first attempt then the following charges would apply:

• Attempted service Logan mileage charge 1.50
• Paper service 15.00
• Mileage Charge North Logan 4.50

Example 2: If a Summons and Complaint is to be served in Cornish and we call the person and they want to meet us at the Sheriff’s Office and we serve them there. Then the following charges would apply:

• Paper service 15.00
• Mileage Charge to Logan 1.50

To look at the fee schedule for each city click here: Paper fee Schedule

You may submit papers to the Sheriff’s Office by following the steps below: Paperwork is available at the courts. We do not have the forms at the Sheriff’s Office.

1. Submit the proper paperwork. This can be done by:
   • If the paperwork must be processed by the courts. This may include having a Judges signature, court dates, or any additional paperwork from the court.
   • Delivering the paperwork to the Civil Unit located on the second floor of the Cache County Sheriff’s Office.
   • Mailing the paperwork to the Cache County Sheriff’s Office. Please mark the envelope attention civil.
2. Submit the correct fee. Fee Table
3. Supply contact information for respondent including.
   • Minimum information includes:
     • Name
     • Birth date
     • Address
     • Service address
   • Other helpful information includes:
     • Social Security Number
     • Place of employment
     • Hours of employment
     • Phone numbers
     • Spouses name
4. Supply contact information for plaintiff including
   • Minimum information includes:
     • Name
     • Address
     • Return of Service address
     • Phone number that you can be reached at.

The average paper service for the Cache County Sheriff’s Office is under 2 days. This being said some papers are served faster and some can take longer. The better and more information provided will help reduce the time to find and serve the person. This will help keep the cost to a minimum.

You will also want to make sure that you leave time for finding the person, serving the paper, the return of service, and the amount of time that the statutes state it must be served prior to the court date. This information may be found by contacting the court or an attorney. There is some limited information about this under the heading of “ What papers are served by the Sheriff’s Office? ”.

After the paper is served a return of service will be mailed to you. This return of service will give you information on when and where the defendant/respondent was served. If you need a return of service sent to the court please make sure that we have the information to complete this.