4 CFR § 28.49 - Return of service.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t4/s28.49"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "4 CFR § 28.49 - Return of service."
title_number: 4
title_name: "Accounts"
section_number: "28.49"
section_name: "Return of service."
chapter_name: "GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROCEDURES"
part_number: "28"
part_name: "GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD; PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO CLAIMS CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AT THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 753."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 61992, Nov. 23, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "28"
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# 28.49 Return of service.
When service of a subpoena is effected by a person other than a United States Marshal or Deputy Marshal, that person shall certify on the return of service that service was made either:
(a) In person,
(b) By registered or certified mail, or
(c) By delivery to a responsible person (named) at the residence or place of business (as appropriate) of the person to be served.