A Bailiff is appointed under The Grand Court Act (2015 Revision) and the duties are outlined in the Judicature Act.
A Bailiff delivers (serves) legal documents such as Writs, Summons, Plaints, Petitions, Orders to Show Cause and other court documents to a defendant or an individual involved in a case. The Bailiff must serve the documents in accordance with the Laws and Rules. This may mean handing the documents to the defendant personally or to someone in the same household or business.
Once documents are served, the Bailiff must provide proof that they were served. This is done through a document called an Affidavit of Service, which must be sworn before a Justice of the Peace or a Notary Public.
Bailiffs may be authorized by order of the Court to seize, remove and sell a defendant’s possessions in order to pay the money owed to a successful plaintiff who may be a person or an organization such as a bank. Bailiffs may also be authorized to carry out evictions to secure vacant possession of a property ordered to be sold to recover a debt such as a bank loan. This may be done, if necessary, with the help of the Police.
The Bailiff can be contacted by calling (345) 244-3848.