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Next Day Services
Standard
Services
Checking the STANDARD SERVICE box on your shipment form
means that your package will be delivered to the recipient's address prior to the
close of the next business day. In most locations, delivery is made not later than
3pm. All deliveries to a court house or government facility are made and clocked
in prior to the closing time for that court or government department or agency,
which varies from 4pm — 5pm. All remaining Standard Next Day deliveries are
completed by 5pm the next business day following pick-up or drop off. Earlier delivery
is available by selecting Priority Service.
- If the recipient's office is closed, we will make one
additional attempt on the following business day. If after two attempts to serve
the recipient, we are unable to deliver, the package will be returned to you. There
is no charge for the additional attempt unless it is the result of an improper or
incomplete address.
- Next Day Service is not available to Post Office Boxes.
- Next Day Service is not available to private residences
unless the private residence is recipient's primary place of business and recipient
is present to sign for the delivery. If delivery to a non-commercial private residence
is required, use our Same Day Service.
- All packages must be sealed and all documents placed
in sealed envelopes. A distinct delivery form/slip is required for each package
addressed to each location. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY SLIPS that have already been used for
a delivery; an attempt to reuse a delivery slip with a previously used tracking
number may cause your package to be lost or delayed. Whenever possible, please log
onto our Shipment Center on the web to prepare and print
all shipment delivery forms. Handwritten or multipart pre-printed slips may carry
additional charges and fees.
- For accounts with Basic Monthly Rates covering monthly
minimum usage allowances, a Next Day Service item is counted toward your monthly
usage in the month in which delivery is actually made (up to and including the last
day of the month immediately prior to the invoice date). This may not necessarily
be the month when the item is picked-up if the pick-up occurs at the end of March,
for example, and the delivery occurs at the beginning of April. In this example,
the item will be counted against April's allowance only. Drop Box and no minimum
accounts are billed for Next Day Service at the beginning of the month following
the month in which the delivery (and not the pick-up or drop off) occurred.
- All Next Day Service Shipments are subject to the Terms and Conditions of Shipment, which include, among
other important matters, various disclaimers and limitations of our liability in
regard to the Shipment.
- Standard Next Day deliveries outside of the State of
New Jersey, to covered zip codes, are charged at the rate of $16.00 per item.
Priority
Service
Checking the PRIORITY SERVICE box means that your package
will be delivered to the recipient's address not later than 12:00 noon the next
business day. Other than the guaranteed time of delivery, all other terms and conditions
regarding Standard Next Day Service also apply to Priority Service,
with the following additional terms:
- Priority Service is only available to delivery locations in NJ.
- If, in the extraordinary event, we are unable to deliver
your package by the Priority Service guaranteed time, delivery will be made as soon
thereafter as is possible and the delivery will be charged as a Standard Next Day
Service.
- Priority Service is charged at the rate of $8.50 per shipment for Accounts with Next Day Service at or above a Monthly Service Plan of 15 Shipments per month. The Priority Service rate for Plan Level 0 Accounts — Drop Box Drop Off Service only, is $12.00 per shipment. Usage of Priority Service is not charged against Standard Next Day monthly
volume allotments, allowances or extra item charges.
Process
Service
Checking the PROCESS SERVICE box means the documents which
you send to us will be personally served on the person or business to which it is
addressed. Personal service will be made in a manner and means appropriate for the
service of legal process and in conformity with all laws, regulations and Rules
of Court. Upon completion of service, we will return an Affidavit of Service as
proof of our service upon the named individual or business which is ready for filing
in the court where the action is pending. We'll even file the Affidavit for you and send you a stamped copy, to save you the time and trouble.
Charges for process serving are based
upon servee location, time deadline for service, the type of service required and
the number of people or organizations to be served. Additional information regarding
Process Service is available on our web site or by calling
(908) 686-7300, and selecting option 5.
Option Check Boxes
Extra Insurance
Checking the EXTRA INSURANCE box means that you have selected to increase the maximum
amount of our limited liability for that particular shipment from $150.00 to $2,500.00, subject to the Terms and Conditions of Shipment.
The charge for extra insurance is $7.50 per item.
No Signature
Checking the NO SIGNATURE box means that you have released us and given us your
permission to leave the package at the recipient's address even if no person is
there at the time of delivery to sign for it.
Pick-Up From Recipient
Checking the PICK-UP FROM RECIPIENT box means you request 'reverse pick-up service'
where we pick up a package elsewhere and return it to you. With reverse pick-up,
we will pick-up from your client or other location the next business day following
the receipt of your pick-up request. The package will then be delivered to you on
the second business day. Overall, it is a three business day cycle. For example,
if we receive the pick-up request from you Monday, we will pick-up the package on
Tuesday and bring it to you on Wednesday.
Same-Day Service
SAME DAY Service is available by phone, please call (908) 686-7300, and select option
3. Same Day Service charges are based upon distance traveled, time of day, excessive
weight, and additional services required. Additional fees may apply for the following:
- waiting time in excess of 10 minutes
- improper address or location
- return trip to sender
- pick-ups or deliveries after hours (6pm — 8am), weekends and legal holidays
when Next Day service is not operating.
The prior explanations, terms, conditions, policies and
procedures are the most current and up to date and supercede and amend anything
to the contrary in any earlier version, whether printed or on the web. No employee
of New Jersey Lawyers Service has the authority to waive, alter, amend or otherwise
make inapplicable any of these terms and conditions and any attempt to do so should
not be construed as a modification of any written agreement between New Jersey Lawyers
Service and the customer or subscribing firm. Dated: February 1, 2011.
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