28 U.S.C. § 3004 : US Code - Section 3004: Service of process; enforcement; notice
Search 28 U.S.C. § 3004 : US Code - Section 3004: Service of process; enforcement; notice
(a) Manner of Service. - A complaint, notice, writ, or other
process required to be served in an action or proceeding under this
chapter shall be served in accordance with the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b) Nationwide Enforcement. - (1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2) -
(A) any writ, order, judgment, or other process, including a
summons and complaint, filed under this chapter may be served in
any State; and
(B) such writ, order, or judgment may be enforced by the court
issuing the writ, order, or process, regardless of where the
person is served with the writ, order, or process.
(2) If the debtor so requests, within 20 days after receiving the
notice described in section 3101(d) or 3202(b), the action or
proceeding in which the writ, order, or judgment was issued shall
be transferred to the district court for the district in which the
debtor resides.
(c) Notice and Other Process. - At such time as counsel for the
United States considers appropriate, but not later than the time a
prejudgment or postjudgment remedy is put into effect under this
chapter, counsel for the United States shall exercise reasonable
diligence to serve on the debtor and any person who the United
States believes, after exercising due diligence, has possession,
custody, or control of the property, a copy of the application for
such remedy, the order granting such remedy, and the notice
required by section 3101(d) or 3202(b).
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