{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "nycrr", "section": "208.29", "citation": "Uniform Rules § 208.29", "heading": "Traverse hearings", "text": ["Whenever the court has scheduled a hearing to determine whether process was served validly and timely upon a party, and where a process server will testify as to the service, the process server shall be required to bring to the hearing all records in the possession of the process server relating to the matter at issue. Where the process server is licensed, he or she also shall bring the license to the court."], "official_source": "https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-208-uniform-civil-rules-new-york-city-civil-court", "from_official_api": false, "plain_english": "At a hearing on whether **process was validly/timely served**, a testifying **process server must bring all records** relating to the service, and (if licensed) **the license.** ★", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/nycrr/208.29", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}