How to Sue Someone When You Don't Have Their Address?

[Jlude]

Cam, is it an American or Canadian company/person?

[A790]

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Cam, is it an American or Canadian company/person?

Canadian

[Jlude]

Ok. I have a few tips for US companies, but I've only had to go after someone once in Canada for not paying.

[gwill]

You guys are way over thinking this. Go to the registry and you'll get the address on their drivers license. I had zero issues getting an address to serve people for small claims.

If that doesnt work then move onto more expensive options

[Gman.45]

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You guys are way over thinking this. Go to the registry and you'll get the address on their drivers license. I had zero issues getting an address to serve people for small claims.

If that doesnt work then move onto more expensive options

You can just walk into the registry and get somebody's address by asking for it? I would have thought the privacy act would have prevented this. I had a customer of mine about 10 years ago get charged after a road rage incident, when he threatened some guy he was squawking back and forth with, saying "do you know how easy it is to run plate numbers" - inferring he could get the guys address. That got him charged, and convicted, and if you like, I can PM you his name and you can Google that for yourself. I somehow think that getting an address from a name or plate number from the registry is easier said than done. Maybe I'm wrong, I have no experience in having to do this, but it would make the charges I mentioned sort of pointless...

edit - did some research on Disclosing Personal Info for Service Alberta/Canada, and collecting debts is actually an exemption to the privacy act, so if you can prove you need to collect a debt, they'll release the address/info. Good reason to stay out of debt, but it does make me wonder what the burden of proof is (I don't think you need any court provided docs at the registry by what I read), so if someone get pissed off at you driving, they could cook up some debt and get all your info based on your plate number. Funny...

[gwill]

LOL yes it is that easy. The court house told me to bring my papers down to the registry for proof of the small claims action. From there I needed to try and provide a description. For the one person I had absolutely nothing to go on yet got the address.

For the other person I had general age but that's it.

In the ops case he can describe what the guy looks like and I'd guess can provide a rough age. Theyll get him the address with no issue.