20 CFR § 423.9 - Effect of regulations in this part.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s423.9"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 423.9 - Effect of regulations in this part."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "423.9"
section_name: "Effect of regulations in this part."
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "423"
part_name: "SERVICE OF PROCESS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 701 and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 901 and 902(a)(5))."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 18992, Apr. 14, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "423"
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# 423.9 Effect of regulations in this part.

The regulations in this part are intended solely to identify Social Security Administration officials who are authorized to accept service of process. Litigants must comply with all requirements pertaining to service of process that are established by statute and court rule even though they are not repeated in this part.