How To Request Service

North Dallas Office - 6820 LBJ Fwy. Ste. 1400 Dallas, TX 75240 | Telephone: (214) 904-3160 Fax: (214) 904-3170
Email: Constable3.General@dallascounty.org | Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.


**PLEASE READ CAREFULLY IN ORDER TO PREVENT A DELAY IN SERVICE**

Before requesting service, please review the following:

  • The service address is in DALLAS COUNTY;
  • Which Dallas County Constable serves the needed address for service.

To determine what Constable the document should be sent to for service, please use this link located on the Dallas County Constable site to search the service address.

The direct link for the Dallas County Elections “FIND MY DISTRICT” is Dallas County Elections (arcgis.com).

Service for civil process can be requested in the following manner:

  1. If filed in a DALLAS COUNTY COURT: When filing the case request and pay for service through the Clerk of the Court and/or Justice of the Peace. Officers Return of Service will be EFILED or returned directly to the Justice of the Peace. Copies of Officer Returns will need to be obtained through the Efile System or by a request to the court.
  2. If filed outside of Dallas County, but in the State of Texas: Confirm what Constable the document needs to be sent to and forward the document (ASSURING THE CORRECT NUMBER OF COPIES ARE PROVIDED). For all Texas cases, Officers Return will be EFILED if available or sent directly back to the assigned court. To receive a Courtesy Copy of the EFILE Return, a written request must be included along with an Email address at the time the document is received. If a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope is provided, the return will be mailed as requested. See below for acceptable payment types.
  3. Outside of Texas: For cases outside of Texas Courts, a Hard Copy of all documents will need to be mailed/delivered to our office. (ASSURING THE CORRECT NUMBER OF COPES ARE PROVIDED) Please include a cover letter with contact information, helpful instructions as to rules of civil process for the filing state that will assist with service as rules differ from state to state. Include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope or Mailing Label with Paid Postage as to where to return the document along with acceptable payment.

Fees and Acceptable Payment Types:

Service can be requested when Efiling through EFILE.TXCOURTS.GOV by selecting Dallas County Constable 3 when requesting service. NOTE: Acceptable Payment will need to be received prior to document being printed and processed for service. This will result in additional printing fees.

(MONEY ORDER, CASHIERS CHECK, OR CASH; CHECKS OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED)

DOCUMENTS THAT ARE RECEIVED VIA EFILED OR EMAILED WILL HAVE A PRINTING FEE APPLIED THAT MUST BE PAID PRIOR TO PRINTING THE DOCUMENT. If the document is Exempt from making payment prior to service (Probate, Tax,  Texas Attorney General, Criminal, Inability to Pay) will either be billed for printing fees or rejected for printing and will than require a Hardcopy of the document prior to being processed.

Civil Process agencies are not legally required to accept documents for service electronically. This is a courtesy. Printing and Copying fees MUST be applied.


** EFFECTIVE 01/01/2021: PRINTING & COPYING FEES WILL BE ASSESSED AS NEEDED TO PRINT EFILE CASES**

** FUTURE ONLINE PAYMENT OPTIONS ARE COMING **