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2013 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle I - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (§§ 101 - 727)
Chapter 7 - SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD (§§ 701 - 727)
Subchapter II - ADMINISTRATIVE (§§ 721 - 727)
Section 724 - Service of process in court proceedings

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE I - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 7 - SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
SUBCHAPTER II - ADMINISTRATIVE
Sec. 724 - Service of process in court proceedings
Containssection 724
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAdded Pub. L. 104-88, title II, §201(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 937.
Statutes at Large Reference109 Stat. 937
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 104-88

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Service of process in court proceedings - 49 U.S.C. § 724 (2013)
§724. 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 in the District of Columbia 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 in the District of Columbia 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(b) Changing Designation.—A designation under this section may be changed at any time in the same manner as originally made.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.)

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