Process Serving

Personal Service of Court and Official Documents | Detective Services

Personal Service of Documents

Authorized personal service of court, official and business documents under the Detective Activity Act (ZDD-2) – Under Article 34(3) of the Detective Activity Act (ZDD-2), a licensed detective may personally serve written and other documents when ordered by a court or other competent authority, including companies. When service is governed by specific procedural rules, the detective meets the requirements of those laws and serves documents in accordance with:

Why use a detective for service?

A detective is the only private entity with public trust authorized to personally serve court and official documents based on a court order or official request, as explicitly provided under Article 34 of the Detective Activity Act (ZDD-2).

When service by post or court courier fails (change of address, evasion, refusal), courts or parties to proceedings order service by a detective.

Personal Service (6:00–22:00)

I serve the following:

  • judgments, orders and indictments
  • summons to main hearings
  • enforcement orders (as part of enforcement proceedings under the ZIZ)
  • administrative decisions and orders
  • extraordinary termination of employment contracts
  • disciplinary decisions and written accusations

Service is carried out:

  • at the recipient’s home
  • at their workplace
  • at their actual residence (after prior verification)

Where necessary, I can also establish the recipient’s actual address when they are evading service.

Legal Validity Depends on Proper Service

Upon completion of service I:

  • prepare and sign a certificate of service
  • record any refusal of acceptance (deemed service under ZPP/ZUP) and prepare a written report
  • immediately forward all documentation to the client or the court

Service is considered valid even in the case of refusal to sign or accept the document, in accordance with procedural law.

Service for Employers (ZDR-1)

For an extraordinary termination of an employment contract to be lawful, proper service is essential. A detective ensures lawful personal service of:

  • written warnings prior to termination
  • summons to a hearing
  • notice of extraordinary termination

This protects the employer from procedural errors that could result in the termination being annulled in court.

Advantages of Detective Service for Courts and Authorities

Personal service of court and official documents across Slovenia based on an order or request from the competent authority.

  • higher success rate in cases of evasion
  • faster proceedings
  • reduced backlogs
  • professional verification of the actual address

Amendment to the General Administrative Procedure Act (ZUP)

Act Amending the General Administrative Procedure Act (ZUP-I) – Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 85/25

Article 86.b of the ZUP provides that physical documents are served by placing them in the mailbox or post box. Service is deemed to have been effected on the seventh day after dispatch (21st day for abroad), unless the recipient did not receive the document or received it later.

Article 87 of the ZUP requires personal service for decisions, orders and other documents from which a time limit begins to run (if necessary for effectiveness). If personal service cannot be effected, the document is left in the mailbox and service is deemed to have been effected on the seventh day after deposit.

Article 235 of the ZUP states that an appeal must be filed within 21 days of service, unless otherwise provided by law.

Relevant Legal Provisions on Service

Article 120 of the Criminal Procedure Act (ZKP-1)

(1) The accused must be personally served with a summons to the first hearing in the preliminary proceedings and a summons to the main hearing.

(2) Where the accused has no defence counsel, the indictment, judgment and all decisions from which a time limit for appeal begins to run, as well as any appeal by the opposing party, must be served personally on the accused. At the request of the accused, the court shall serve the judgment and other decisions on a person designated by the accused.

Article 88 of the Employment Relationships Act (ZDR-1)

(1) Regular or extraordinary termination of an employment contract must be served on the contractual party to whom the contract is being terminated.

(2) Termination is served: – as a rule personally at the employer’s premises, – by registered mail with return receipt, – by posting on a noticeboard accessible to the employee.

(3) The party to whom the termination is being served at the employer’s premises is obliged to accept it. Refusal of acceptance is deemed to constitute service. The burden of proof regarding service or refusal lies with the party terminating the contract.

All information is treated as a business secret (Article 41 of the Detective Activity Act – ZDD-2).
Licensed detective for personal service of documents in Slovenia (ZDD-2, Article 34)