Claims by process servers that New York City violates their rights by enforcing license renewals and other record-keeping requirements without authority have been thrown out by a federal judge.

Petitioner challenged respondents’ denial of his process server license renewal application, arguing that city administrative code provisions regulating process servers, upon which denial was ...

The process server who called FOX 2 said, “Trying to get a license in the city is a chilling effect on people doing what I do.” Betts said he was unaware of the new fees and complaints.