Why do sometimes people have to wear disguises to serve court papers in person whereas most other important documents are just emailed or mailed
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Hey! I did this in college.
ELI5 – Missing a court deadline can have **very** serious consequences, so sometimes there are strict rules that require you to really prove that the person who was supposed to get the papers, actually got them. Other important papers are mailed, yes, but usually those papers don’t involve the threat of jail time or huge fines, if they get lost or stolen. Depending on the situation, sometimes those rules are a little more relaxed and you can mail certain paperwork, or even email now.
As for disguises: Because people wrongly think that by avoiding the papers, they can avoid the consequences of the court case. This basically never works, it just causes delays because the court case can’t move ahead until you can prove you got the papers to the person who needs them. People still do it, though, so sometimes you have to trick people into meeting you or answering their door, hence disguises.
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