---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1201.84"
title: "5"
number: "1201.84"
heading: "Proof of service."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1201.84"
---

# §1201.84. Proof of service.


The person who has served the subpoena must certify that he or she did so:

- (a) By delivering it to the witness in person,
- (b) By registered or certified mail,
- (c) By delivering the subpoena to a responsible person (named in the document certifying the delivery) at the residence or place of business (as appropriate) of the person for whom the subpoena was intended, or
- (d) **By any other method that is in accordance with applicable State law.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[54 FR 53504, Dec. 29, 1989, as amended at 89 FR 72962, Sept. 9, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204, 1305, and 7701, and 38 U.S.C. 4331, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 53504, Dec. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[54 FR 53504, Dec. 29, 1989, as amended at 89 FR 72962, Sept. 9, 2024]