Service of process in court proceedings

U.S.C. Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION 49 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE II - OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CHAPTER 13 - SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD SUBCHAPTER II - ADMINISTRATIVE Sec. 1324 - Service of process in court proceedings From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§1324. Service of process in court proceedings

(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 (b) Changing Designation.—A designation under this section may be changed at any time in the same manner as originally made.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.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments 2015—Pub. L. 114–110, §3(a)(3), renumbered section 724 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–110, §8(b), struck out "in the District of Columbia" after "designate an agent" and "usual place of residence".