19 CFR 111.63 – Service of notice and statement of charges
(a) Individual. The processing Center will serve the notice of charges and the statement of charges against an individual broker as follows:
Terms Used In 19 CFR 111.63
- Broker: means a customs broker. See 19 CFR 111.1
- CBP: means U. See 19 CFR 101.1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Officer: when used in the context of an association or corporation, means a person who has been elected, appointed, or designated as an officer of an association or corporation in accordance with statute and the articles of incorporation, articles of agreement, charter, or bylaws of the association or corporation. See 19 CFR 111.1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes individuals, partnerships, associations, and corporations. See 19 CFR 111.1
(1) By delivery to the broker personally;
(2) By certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the broker’s office of record (or other address as provided pursuant to § 111.30).
(3) By any other means which the broker may have authorized in a written communication to the processing Center; or
(4) If attempts to serve the broker by the methods prescribed in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this section are unsuccessful, the processing Center may serve the notice and statement by leaving them with the person in charge of the broker’s office.
(b) Partnership, association or corporation. The processing Center will serve the notice of charges and the statement of charges against a partnership, association, or corporation broker as follows:
(1) By delivery to any member of the partnership personally or to any officer of the association or corporation personally;
(2) By certified mail addressed to any member of the partnership or to any officer of the association or corporation, with demand for a return card signed solely by the addressee;
(3) By any other means which the broker may have authorized in a written communication to the processing Center; or
(4) If attempts to serve the broker by the methods prescribed in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this section are unsuccessful, the processing Center may serve the notice and statement by leaving them with the person in charge of the broker’s office.
(c) Certified mail; evidence of service. When service under this section is by certified mail to the broker’s office of record (or other address as provided pursuant to § 111.30), the receipt of the return card signed or marked will be satisfactory evidence of service.