{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-257.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 257.4","heading":"Policy.","body":"It is DoD policy to accept service of process directed to the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a Military Department in his official capacity. Acceptance of service of process will not constitute an admission or waiver with respect to the jurisdiction or to the propriety of service.","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":"b6af7a502722314049889508d8f3b72e49b530d14ca11f618333ab7b2ec6ddc6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-257.3","next":"us/32-cfr-257.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}