§ 1324 - Service of process in court proceedings

CHAPTER 13— SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD › SUBCHAPTER II— ADMINISTRATIVE

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(b) A designation under this section may be changed at any time in the same manner as originally made.

Notes

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”.