Rule 8.5 - Continuing Education(a) To renew certification, a certified process server must establish that all required continuing education has been completed. Rules 4.1-4.3 supplement this rule and establish additional requirements for continuing education.(b) A certified process server must complete at least eight hours of approved continuing education, including two hours of education on ethics, during the certified process server's two-year certification period. A certified process server may carry forward to the next certification period up to four hours of continuing education hours, excluding hours of continuing education on ethics(c) A continuing education activity for a certified process server must be an organized program of learning dealing with matters that are directly related to service of process. A continuing education activity should increase participants' understanding of the Texas judicial system, the responsibilities of a certified process server, and the certified process server's impact on the judicial process and the public.Tex. R. Judi. Cert. Commi. 8.5
Amended effective 4/12/2018 ; amended effective 11/17/2023.