---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1631.42"
title: "5"
number: "1631.42"
heading: "Service."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1631.42"
---

# §1631.42. Service.

- (a) **Return of service.** Each subpoena shall be accompanied by a Return of Service certificate stating the date and manner of service and the names of the persons served.
- (b) **Methods of service.** Subpoenas shall be served by one of the following methods:
  - (1) Certified or registered mail, return receipt requested to the principal place of business or the last known residential address of the subpoenaed party.
  - (2) Fax or electronic transmission to the subpoenaed party or the subpoenaed party's counsel, provided the subpoenaed party gives prior approval.
  - (3) Personal delivery at the principal place of business or residence of the subpoenaed party during normal business hours.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8480.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 8796, Feb. 26, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 55 FR 41052, Oct. 9, 1990, unless otherwise noted.