{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-257.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 257.1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"This rule updates DoD policy governing acceptance of service of process served on the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Military Departments.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER M—MISCELLANEOUS","PART 257—ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"fcfb3e7a5a0074a8ed05bc8841aeec79bf593323bce400a888daf574ac22bc95","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-252.6","next":"us/32-cfr-257.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}