DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SUPERIOR COURT
CIVIL PROCEDURE

Rule 4(c)(2): Service of Process shall be made in the following way....

Except in cases involving title to real property, by any competent person over the age of 18 years who is not a party to and is not otherwise interested in the suit and who is a bona fide resident of, or has a regular place of business in, the District of Columbia. When service is made by such a person, the return of service shall be made under oath in the District of Columbia and shall specifically state each of the following: The caption and number of the case; the special process server's name, residential and business addresses, his lack of interest in the suit, and the fact that he is over the age of 18 years; the time and place at which service was effected and on whom it was effected; and if service was effected by delivery to a person other than the party named in the summons, then specific facts from which the Court can determine that the person to whom process was delivered meets the appropriate qualifications for receipt of process set out in section (d) of this Rule.

Rule 4(d)(1): The summons and complaint shall be served together....

Upon an individual ...by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to him personally or by leaving copies thereof at his dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein or by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to an agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process.

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