[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR5.309]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 5--MARINE INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS--PERSONNEL ACTION--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart F--Subpoenas
 
Sec. 5.309  Proof of service.

    (a) The person serving a subpoena shall make a written statement 
setting forth the date, time and manner of service and shall return such 
report with or on a copy of the subpoena to the investigating officer or 
Administrative Law Judge who issued it. In case of failure to make 
service of a subpoena, the person assigned to serve such subpoena shall 
make a written statement setting forth the reasons the subpoena was not 
served. The statement should be placed on the subpoena or attached to it 
and returned to the investigating office or Administrative Law Judge who 
issued the subpoena.
    (b) When service of a subpoena is made by certified mail with return 
receipt to be signed by the addressee only, the person mailing the 
subpoena shall make a written statement on a copy of the subpoena or 
attached to it, setting forth the date, time and location of the post 
office where mailed, the post office number assigned thereto. If 
delivered, the receipt requested shall be returned, by the person 
receiving the receipt, to the investigating officer or Administrative 
Law Judge who issued the subpoena. In case the subpoena is not 
delivered, any information reported by the post office regarding non-
delivery shall be given to the investigating officer or Administrative 
Law Judge who issued the subpoena.