2019 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle II - Other Government Agencies
Chapter 13 - Surface Transportation Board
Subchapter II - Administrative
Sec. 1324 - Service of process in court proceedings
| 49 U.S.C. § 1324 (2019) |
| §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 (b) Changing Designation.—A designation under this section may be changed at any time in the same manner as originally made. |
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(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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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". |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
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| Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE II - OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CHAPTER 13 - SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD SUBCHAPTER II - ADMINISTRATIVE Sec. 1324 - Service of process in court proceedings |
| section 1324 |
| 2019 |
| January 24, 2020 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 109 Stat. 937 129 Stat. 2228 |
| Public Law 104-88, Public Law 114-110 |
