---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 17.7"
title: "21"
number: "17.7"
heading: "Service of complaint."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/17.7"
---

# §17.7. Service of complaint.

- (a) Service of a complaint may be made by:
  - (1) Certified or registered mail or similar mail delivery service with a return receipt record reflecting receipt; or
  - (2) **Delivery in person to—**
    - (i) An individual respondent; or
    - (ii) **An officer or managing or general agent in the case of a corporation or unincorporated business.**
- (b) Proof of service, stating the name and address of the person on whom the complaint was served, and the manner and date of service, may be made by:
  - (1) Affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury of the individual serving the complaint by personal delivery;
  - (2) A United States Postal Service or similar mail delivery service return receipt record reflecting receipt; or
  - (3) Written acknowledgment of receipt by the respondent or by the respondent's counsel or authorized representative or agent.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1451-1461; 21 U.S.C. 141-149, 321-394, 467f, 679, 821, 1034; 28 U.S.C. 2112; 42 U.S.C. 201-262, 263b, 364.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 38626, July 27, 1995, unless otherwise noted.