---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 111.63"
title: "19"
number: "111.63"
heading: "Service of notice and statement of charges."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/111.63"
---

# §111.63. Service of notice and statement of charges.

- (a) **Individual.** The processing Center will serve the notice of charges and the statement of charges against an individual broker as follows:
  - (1) By delivery to the broker personally;
  - (2) By certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the broker's office of record (or other address as provided pursuant to [§ 111.30](/cfr/19/111.30.md)).
  - (3) By any other means which the broker may have authorized in a written communication to the processing Center; or
  - (4) If attempts to serve the broker by the methods prescribed in [paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3)](#a-1..a-3) of this section are unsuccessful, the processing Center may serve the notice and statement by leaving them with the person in charge of the broker's office.
- (b) **Partnership, association or corporation.** The processing Center will serve the notice of charges and the statement of charges against a partnership, association, or corporation broker as follows:
  - (1) By delivery to any member of the partnership personally or to any officer of the association or corporation personally;
  - (2) By certified mail addressed to any member of the partnership or to any officer of the association or corporation, with demand for a return card signed solely by the addressee;
  - (3) By any other means which the broker may have authorized in a written communication to the processing Center; or
  - (4) If attempts to serve the broker by the methods prescribed in [paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3)](#b-1..b-3) of this section are unsuccessful, the processing Center may serve the notice and statement by leaving them with the person in charge of the broker's office.
- (c) **Certified mail; evidence of service.** When service under this section is by certified mail to the broker's office of record (or other address as provided pursuant to [§ 111.30](/cfr/19/111.30.md)), the receipt of the return card signed or marked will be satisfactory evidence of service.

## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. 00-17, 65 FR 13891, Mar. 15, 2000, as amended by CBP Dec. 22-21, 87 FR 63320, Oct. 18, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624; 1641. Section 111.2 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484, 1498; Section 111.96 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 58c, 31 U.S.C. 9701.

### Source

Source: T.D. 00-17, 65 FR 13891, Mar. 15, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[T.D. 00-17, 65 FR 13891, Mar. 15, 2000, as amended by CBP Dec. 22-21, 87 FR 63320, Oct. 18, 2022]