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§1697 Service in Multiparty, Multiforum Actions

Title 28 › PART V — PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 113 — PROCESS › § 1697

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

With section 1369 power, papers (not subpoenas) may be served anywhere in the United States or abroad if the law allows.

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Title 28, §1697

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When the jurisdiction of the district court is based in whole or in part upon section 1369 of this title, process, other than subpoenas, may be served at any place within the United States, or anywhere outside the United States if otherwise permitted by law.

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Effective Date

Section applicable to a civil action if the accident giving rise to the cause of action occurred on or after the 90th day after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 11020(c) of Pub. L. 107–273, set out as a note under section 1369 of this title.

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28 U.S.C. § 1697

Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102