49 CFR § 551.68 - What if an agent cannot be served?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s551.68"
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title: "49 CFR § 551.68 - What if an agent cannot be served?"
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "551.68"
section_name: "What if an agent cannot be served?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "551"
part_name: "PROCEDURAL RULES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 110(e), 119, 80 Stat. 719, 728 (15 U.S.C. 1399, 1407); 23 U.S.C. 315, 401-404; delegation of authority, 31 FR 13952, 32 FR 5606."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 19700, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 35 FR 5118, Mar. 26, 1970."
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# 551.68 What if an agent cannot be served?

If an agent cannot be served because the agent cannot be located, has ceased to exist or does not receive correctly addressed mail, service may be made by posting the notice or process in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.