When a defendant moves without leaving a forwarding address, conceals their whereabouts, or actively evades service of process, repeatedly sending a process server or County Sheriff deputy to an outdated address wastes money and risks dismissal of your lawsuit under Lamp v. Heyman and Gussom v. Teagle, 247 A.3d 1046 (Pa. 2021).
Process Servers Pennsylvania provides rapid $45 Skip Tracing & Address Verification as well as comprehensive Affidavits of Good Faith Investigation specifically formatted to satisfy the official Note to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 430(a) for Motions for Alternative Service.
What Our Pennsylvania Skip Trace & Rule 430 Investigation Includes
1. Multi-Database Investigative Locate ($45 Add-On or Standalone)
Our investigative analysts cross-reference non-public credit header records, utility activation logs, real property deed and county tax assessment databases across all 67 Pennsylvania counties, corporate officer cross-filings at the Pennsylvania Department of State, and associated vehicle/address records to identify the subject’s most recent verified residential and workplace addresses.
2. Pa.R.C.P. Rule 430(a) Affidavit of Good Faith Investigation
Under Pa.R.C.P. Rule 430(a), a Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas judge will only sign a Special Order Directing Alternative Service (authorizing service by conspicuous posting, regular and certified mail, or email) if the plaintiff attaches an affidavit demonstrating a genuine Good Faith Investigation into the defendant’s whereabouts.
In strict compliance with the Note to Pa.R.C.P. Rule 430(a), our investigative and field service affidavits document:
- Multiple Staggered Physical Attempts: Dates, times (morning, daytime, evening, weekend), and GPS coordinates of each physical visit to the last known address;
- Field Neighbor & Building Inquiries: Contemporaneous notes from interviews with immediate neighbors, leasing offices, or mail carriers regarding occupancy and vehicle sightings;
- County Tax Assessment & Voter Roll Checks: Verification of property ownership and tax billing addresses on county records;
- USPS Freedom of Information / Postmaster Address Verification (
39 C.F.R. § 265.14): Documentation of postal forwarding or boxholder inquiries where applicable.
Once the judge signs your Pa.R.C.P. Rule 430 Order for Alternative Service, our private process servers immediately execute the court-ordered conspicuous posting and certified/first-class mailings anywhere in Pennsylvania!
Read our full legal guide: What Happens If Someone Avoids or Evades Service in Pennsylvania (Pa.R.C.P. 430 Guide).