7.1.1.030 Service

(a) The summons and complaint shall be served on the defendant by personal service or by mail. Service by mail shall be made by the Clerk by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The ten (10) dyas for service of process shall begin upon receipt by the defendant of the registered or certified mail as evidenced by the notice of receipt. The summons and complaint may be served personally by delivery to the defendant in person, by leaving copies thereof on the door of such abode. Any person designated by the Clerk, over twenty-one (21) years of age other than the plaintiff, may make personal service. The return receipt on mail delivery shall be kept in the docket as evidence of the receipt of notice and an affidavit of service shall be returned to the Clerk and filed in the docket which shall constitute proof of personal service. The same provisions for service of process shall apply to cross claims. Any defendant making an answer, counter-claim or cross-claim shall file such pleadings with the Clerk of the Court and the Clerk of the Court will be responsible for mailing counter-claims and answers to the plaintiffs immediately upon filing.