16 USC § 1109 - Court action; service of process

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s1109"
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title: "16 USC § 1109 - Court action; service of process"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "1109"
section_name: "Court action; service of process"
chapter_number: 22
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL PARKS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 88–363, § 10, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 301.)"
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# § 1109. Court action; service of process

In an action against the Commission instituted in a district court of the United States, service of the summons and of the complaint upon the Commission shall be made by delivering a copy thereof to the United States attorney for the district in which the action is brought, or to an assistant United States attorney, or to a clerical employee designated by the United States attorney to accept service in a writing filed with the clerk of the court, and by sending a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the Commission by registered or certified mail.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–363, § 10, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 301.)