Morocco Process Server

Overview

Process Server in Morocco: How Service of Process Works

Morocco acceded to the Hague Service Convention in 2011 and has lodged no objection to any of the Article 10 alternative channels, making it one of the more flexible jurisdictions covered on this site. Requests are transmitted to the presidency of the Public Prosecution service, which forwards them to the prosecutor's office at the Court of First Instance covering the recipient's location; the document is then physically delivered by the judicial police. Documents must be translated into Arabic or French, alongside the original language of the requesting state.

Who serves process

Who Can Serve Legal Documents in Morocco

Morocco is a civil-law country. Under Article 37 of the Code of Civil Procedure, documents are served by a court clerk, a commissaire de justice (huissier), registered post with acknowledgement of receipt, or through administrative channels. The Central Authority is the Directorate of Civil Affairs at the Ministry of Justice in Rabat.

Morocco has made no objection or declaration on Article 10, so postal service and direct service by a competent local official are available. Arabic and French are the working languages, and we recommend a translation into one of them.

Most papers we serve in Morocco, whether in Rabat or the regions, are an Arabic-language statement of claim, followed by court orders, injunctions and judgment notices. We serve in Rabat, across Northern Morocco and out to the Saharan Provinces.

Treaties

Hague Service Convention and Morocco

Morocco is a party to the Hague Service Convention, so documents can be sent to its Central Authority, which arranges service and returns a Certificate of Service. On Article 10: Morocco has made no objection under Article 10, so registered post and direct service by a competent local official are available.

Morocco is also a party to the Hague Evidence Convention, so witness testimony and documents can be requested with a Letter of Request.