46 CFR § 201.52 - Additional time after service by mail.

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title: "46 CFR § 201.52 - Additional time after service by mail."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "201.52"
section_name: "Additional time after service by mail."
chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "POLICY, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"
part_number: "201"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 App. U.S.C. 1114(b); 49 CFR 1.66 and 1.69."
regulatory_source: "General Order 41, 3d Rev., 29 FR 14475, Oct. 22, 1964; 29 FR 15374, Nov. 17, 1964, unless otherwise noted."
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# 201.52 Additional time after service by mail.

Whenever service of a document has been made by mail in accordance with § 201.43 three (3) days shall be added to the prescribed period for answer.