The National Association of Professional Process Servers was Founded in 1982 by a group of concerned individuals. This group met in Las Vegas in October of 1982 to form a nationwide organization to fight proposed federal legislation adverse to the process serving profession.
Membership has grown from that first meeting in Las Vegas to over 2,000, with members in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, seven Canadian provinces, United Kingdom, Belgium, Dominican Republic, France, Italy, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Philippines, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.