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A certified letter is guaranteed by the postal service to be delivered to the recipient. A form is filled out at the post office that contains the name of the sender and the person/place where the letter is sent. The sender receives a receipt and can request they be notified when delivery is made. When delivery is made the a person must sign for accepting the mail. The cost is more than ordinary postage, but it gives the sender proof of having sent the material. Actually the letter is not guaranteed to be delivered to the recipient if it is sent via certfied mail. Anyone who answers the door at the address can sign for the letter if it is not sent via restricted mail, which can only be signed by the recipient or I believe anyone who can produce legal papers of guardianship of said recipient. This method of mailing is also more expensive by several dollars (about 5, I think give or take).

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Certified mail is a way to mail a letter and receive a tracking number that allows you to know when it was delivered.

For an additional fee you may also request a signed delivery slip from the recipient which allows you to prove that they got the letter. This is very helpful when the person is trying to avoid you. The post office makes two attempts and documents notification to that person that they have this letter for them. The third time the post man can't deliver they get a notice that the letter is at the post office waiting for them to pick it up. If the person has a post office box they still get this notice and have to sign for it. You can even request that the person show id to get it.

If the post office is unable to deliver certified mail, it is returned unopened to the original sender, as further proof and record of the attempts to send it.

In many court cases, the mere fact that a person has been sent a certified letter to their last known address is sufficient proof that they have been "officially notified" of whatever was in the letter.

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