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Code · U.S. Code · Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION · CHAPTER 13— SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD · SUBCHAPTER II— ADMINISTRATIVE · § 1324

§ 1324. Service of process in court proceedings

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(a)Designation of Agent.— A carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under subtitle IV shall designate an agent on whom service of process in an action before a district court may be made. Except as otherwise provided, process in an action before a district court shall be served on the designated agent of that carrier at the office or usual place of residence of that agent. If the carrier does not have a designated agent, service may be made by posting the notice in the office of the Board.
(b)Changing Designation.— A designation under this section may be changed at any time in the same manner as originally made.
(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title II, § 201(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 937, § 724; renumbered § 1324 and amended Pub. L. 114–110, §§ 3(a)(5), 8(b), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2228, 2232.)
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  • Pub. L. 104–88, title II, § 201(a)
  • 109 Stat. 937
  • 129 Stat. 2228
  • section 724 of this title
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