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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 2005Source: annual CFR edition 2005

§ 386.31 Service.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2005, superseded by the 2006 annual edition.

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Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2005 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2005 and Oct. 1, 2005 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 386.31 — Service.. Text in force on October 1, 2005. This wording effective October 1, 2005 to October 1, 2006. Source: govinfo, 2005 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2005-title49-vol5/CFR-2005-title49-vol5-sec386-31. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/386.31?asof=2005-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Link to an amendment published at 70 FR 28483, May 18, 2005.

(a) All service required by these rules shall be by mail or by personal delivery. Service by mail is complete upon mailing.

(b) A certificate of service shall accompany all pleadings, motions, and documents when they are tendered for filing, and shall consist of a certificate of personal delivery or a certificate of mailing, executed by the person making the personal delivery or mailing the document. The first pleading of the Government in a proceeding initiated under this part shall have attached to it a service list of persons to be served. This list shall be updated as necessary.

(c) Copies of all pleadings, motions, and documents must be served on the docket clerk and upon all parties to the proceedings by the person filing them, in the number of copies indicated on the Government's initial service list.

Effective Date Note:

At 70 FR 28483, May 18, 2005, § 386.31 was revised, effective November 14, 2005. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows:

Amendment history

4 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Nov. 17, 2023 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [70 FR 28483, May 18, 2005, as amended at 88 FR 80183, Nov. 17, 2023]
  2. Oct. 1, 2006 → Nov. 17, 2023annual editions 2006–2016diff vs. previous
    [70 FR 28483, May 18, 2005]
  3. Oct. 1, 2005 → Oct. 1, 2006annual edition 2005diff vs. previousviewing
  4. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2005annual editions 1996–2004

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.