Target Research & Investigation Corporation

Fee Schedule

Due to the array of services we provide, it is not possible to provide an all inclusive list of fees. Please keep in mind that we have built our reputation through experience and hard work. We strive to provide all services in the most cost efficient manner possible.

Our primary concern is to get the job done properly. We are well aware that doing so at the least necessary expense is always important, especially concerning civil litigation. Harlin Parker, the President of Target Research & Investigation Corporation, is one of very few professional investigators with a background as an investigator and paralegal working with law firms, not law enforcement. This gives him a firsthand understanding and appreciation as to your and your clients' concerns about costs.

Investigation and Research
Service	Rate	Notes
Standard Investigations	$175 / hour	Plus disbursements as may be required
Document Filing / Retrieval at courts or government agencies	$95 / hour	Flat, one time, mileage charge for certain locations - see below
Background Profile Asset Location	$175 / hour	3 hour minimum plus disbursements as may be required
Locate / Skiptrace	$175 / hour	Plus disbursements - usually in the $75 - $125 range. Most skiptracing entails 1 to 1 1/2 hours of service time

Process Service
Service	Fee	Notes
Process Service in New York City Metropolitan Area (includes New York City and surrounding counties in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey)	$110 / hour *	We DO NOT CHARGE on a per document or per person served basis. It is more cost effective to group services together as an assignment so that you pay only for the man-hours involved in effecting service of process. We have decades of experience in providing civil litigation services and we remain aware of the need to minimize litigation costs. We also are aware of the need to make sure all services are provided by honest, professional, experienced and capable people. We adhere to all laws and rules, including New York City Deptartment of Consumer Affairs regulations and New York City local law 6-A.
One time mileage cost per assignment **	$35	Richmond, Nassau / Lower Westchester Southwest Connecticut
	$45	Western Suffolk Central and Northern New Jesey
	$55	Eastern Suffolk / Upper Westchester / Rockland Southern New Jersey
Out of State (other than New York, New Jersey, Connecticut)	$150 minimum	Many factors impact on the cost to serve process out of state, including the difficulty of completing the task. We may contract with an associated private investigator or experienced process server depending on the factors involved. By convention in some states, a fee is imposed for each service, even if effected by one delivery
Service via NYS Secretary of State ***	$110	Fee is per corporation or other business entity for which the NYS Secretary of State may accept process. Add overnight delivery per order (generally $37). Fee to Secretary of State is $40. $8 fee for use of our funds to make this disbursement.
Outside the United States	$500 minimum	As with out of state service, many factors impact on the cost and the ability to effect civil process in any particular country. Documents may need to be translated into the native language. Special care must be taken to assure that it is legal in that country to serve process in a matter pending before a court or tribunal of a non-native country. The person(s) providing the service must be authorized to perform that service in that country. And care must be taken to assure that affidavits of service, in proper form, fully and completely notarized, possibly with an Apostille, are prepared and returned on a timely basis. Service via the Hague Convention may also be effected. For any matter pending in a US District Court, service via the Hague Convention is required. However, concurrent service by a private process server is often performed in order to avoid long delays in effecting service of process by a foreign country's central authority. Contact us for more complete information.
Canada		We have an extensive network of process servers in Canada. Documents pertaining to courts or tribunals other than US federal courts or tribunals are handled in a manner very similar to service in the United States, at about the same rates. Contact us for more complete information.

*	Charging an hourly rate for a process server's time has been found to be both cost effective and the best way to assure that our process servers are fairly compensated for their time. Investigations conducted by licensing and law enforcement agencies in New York have shown that flat fee payments often result in abusive practices, including so called "sewer service." We are mindful of the costs and we do everything possible to minimize the time and effort needed to provide process serving services to you.
**	Regardless of how much time is spent or how many trips are made to any location, this is a one time charge which covers the entire assignment.
***	Service of process for any corporation or other business entity via service to the NYS Secretary of State is effective only on the date that the Secretary of State ACCEPTS the documents after it has determined that the documents meet certain criteria: The court / tribunal must be situate within the State of New York. For service upon a domestic, authorized or alien corporation or business entity ON FILE with the Secretary of State, pleadings must reflect character of the corporation or business entity EXACTLY as found with the Secretary of State (ie: domestic corporation or authorized foreign corporation - including the name of its domestic jurisdiction). The name of the corporation or business entity must be stated EXACTLY as on file (ie: "corporation" or "corp". - including any punctuation marks in the name).

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: All agreements for services between "YOU" (meaning 1: you personally; 2: the firm, company, agency or any organization for which you are employed or otherwise represent as agent and upon whose behalf our services are retained; 3: any and all persons or organizations which you represent as counsel and upon whose behalf our services are retained) and "US" (meaning Target Research & Investigation Corporation) shall be deemed made within the City and State of New York and all issues pertaining thereto shall be governed by and subject to the jurisdiction of the laws and courts of the State of New York and City of New York. We (Target Research & Investigation Corporation or its agents or assigns) may elect to commence any proceeding with regard to any contract between you and us in any legal forum within the State of New York or in any local within which you reside or have an office or a place of business. By retaining and contracting for the services of Target Research & Investigation Corporation, you thereby concent to the jurisdiction of any court of proper jurisdiction within the State of New York. You also agree and promise that all fees and disbursements shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the date any invoice is issued to you, whether by email, regular mail, or otherwise. For any invoice unpaid after 30 days, Target Research & Investigation Corporation, its agents and assigns, reserves the right to: 1: charge finance, carrying and/or collection charges at a rate calculated at a monthly percentage of the TOTAL amount of such invoice due of not less than two percent (2%) for each month or part thereof starting with the month during which the invoice was issued; 2: recind any discount theretofor provided and to recalculate the fees therein charged to reflect standard fees and to reissue the invoice nunc pro tunc; 3: Reserve all other legal rights and remedies to itself.

TARGET RESEARCH & INVESTIGATION CORPORATION IS A PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY LICENSED AND BONDED BY AND WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ATTORNEYS AT LAW WHO CONTRACT WITH US DO NOT NEED TO SIGN A RETAINER FOR ANY SERVICES. ALL OTHERS MUST SIGN AND RETURN A WRITTEN RETAINER AGREEMENT BEFORE ANY SERVICES THAT ARE DEEMED "INVESTIGATION" MAY COMMENCE. ALL PERSONS AND ALL ENTITIES (PUBLIC AND PRIVATE) ARE DEEMED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH AND TO AGREE TO ALL TERMS FOR CHARGES AND PAYMENT AS HEREIN STATED. THE PERSON OR ENTITY TO WHICH ANY INVOICE IS ADDRESSED IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. TARGET RESEARCH & INVESTIGATION CORPORATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK PAYMENT FROM ALL OTHERS FOR WHOM, OR ON BEHALF OF WHOM, THE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE PERSON OR ENTITY ACTED AS COUNSEL OR AGENT. HOWEVER, NOTHING SHALL BE DEEMED TO RELIEVE THE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT.

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