32 CFR § 257.4 - Policy.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s257.4"
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title: "32 CFR § 257.4 - Policy."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "257.4"
section_name: "Policy."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "257"
part_name: "ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 133."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 1490, Jan. 12, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "257"
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# 257.4 Policy.

It is DoD policy to accept service of process directed to the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a Military Department in his official capacity. Acceptance of service of process will not constitute an admission or waiver with respect to the jurisdiction or to the propriety of service.