How should service be handled if a defendant is served at an alternate address?

• A. Wait for the recipient to reveal the address.
• B. Verify the address is authorized for service; if not, pursue substituted service or proper address as allowed.
• C. Serve at any address as long as the defendant is located there.
• D. Deliver at the defendant's workplace only.

Answer: (B)

The necessary idea is that service must be made at an address that the rules allow for service, and you handle an alternate address by verifying its validity and using the proper method if it's not. If you find the defendant at a different location, you shouldn’t treat it as automatic permission to serve there. Instead, check whether that address is an authorized service location (such as the defendant’s dwelling or place of business, or an authorized agent) and proceed accordingly. If the alternate address isn’t authorized for service, pursue substituted service or another allowed method to complete service. This protects due process by ensuring the defendant actually receives notice and that the service is legally valid. The other options don’t fit because they either defer to the defendant to reveal an address, or allow service at any place the person is found, or limit service to the workplace only, none of which align with requiring a legally authorized address and approved service methods.