| Serving subpoenas for a living is a niche for private | | | | enough volume can still put food on the table of a |
| investigators that does not require a PI license. | | | | private detective. |
| However, many of the skills that private investigators | | | | Efficiency is the second key to earning money in |
| use are also used by PI's who serve subpoenas. | | | | subpoena service. Frequently, the sheriff's office is |
| Earning a good income in subpoena service is possible. | | | | not very efficient in serving subpoenas due to the |
| Volume and efficiency are the keys to making good | | | | already existing workload they have in other aspects |
| money in this exciting niche of a private investigator. | | | | of law enforcement. A private investigator can |
| If you want to earn six figures in this business, you | | | | charge from $30 to $70 for his service and provide |
| will need to have you own subpoena service firm or | | | | quicker turnaround time than the sheriff's office. |
| your own private investigator company. In general, | | | | By using today's wireless technology to serve |
| the server earns money by the number of "papers" | | | | subpoenas, a private investigator can increase the |
| he serves. Sometimes, the fee for this service is | | | | level of service to his client. Any private detective |
| very low. One might be serving large businesses and | | | | who does not embrace technology will be left in the |
| registered agents for big businesses where the | | | | dark. A good private eye must get comfortable with |
| subpoenas are not difficult to serve. A private | | | | wireless technology so that he can out gun his own |
| investigator might have to serve ten subpoenas all at | | | | competition. |
| once. Although the fee per paper is low, having | | | | |