# 27 CFR § 771.26: Service on applicant, licensee, or permittee

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.26

## Section

- **Citation:** 27 CFR § 771.26
- **Heading:** Service on applicant, licensee, or permittee
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER E—EXPLOSIVE LICENSE AND PERMIT PROCEEDINGS > PART 771—RULES OF PRACTICE IN EXPLOSIVE LICENSE AND PERMIT PROCEEDINGS > Subpart C—General

## Text

All orders, notices, motions, and other formal documents required to be served under the regulations in this part may be served by mailing a signed, original copy thereof to the designated representative of the applicant, licensee, or permittee by certified mail, with request for return receipt card, at the representative's business address, by personal service, or as otherwise agreed to by the parties. If the applicant, licensee, or permittee has not yet designated a representative, all orders, notices, motions, and other formal documents required to be served under the regulations in this part may be served by mailing a signed, original copy thereof to the applicant, licensee, or permittee at the address stated on his application, license, or permit, or at his last known address, or by delivery of such original copy to the applicant, licensee, or permittee personally, or in the case of a corporation, partnership, or other unincorporated association, by delivering the same to an officer, or manager, or general agent thereof, or to its attorney of record. Such personal service may be made by any employee of the Department of Justice designated by the Attorney General or by any employee of ATF. A certificate of mailing and the return receipt card, or certificate of service signed by the person making such service, shall be filed as a part of the record.

## Nearby sections

- [27 CFR § 771.1 § 771.1 Scope of part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.1.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.2 § 771.2 Liberal construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.2.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.3 § 771.3 Forms prescribed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.3.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.5 § 771.5 Meaning of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.5.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.25 § 771.25 Communications and pleadings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.25.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.26 § 771.26 Service on applicant, licensee, or permittee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.26.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.27 § 771.27 Service on the Director of Industry Operations or Director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.27.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.35 § 771.35 Opportunity for compliance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.35.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.36 § 771.36 Settlement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.36.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.37 § 771.37 Notice of contemplated action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.37.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.38 § 771.38 Licensee's or permittee's failure to meet requirements within reasonable time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.38.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.39 § 771.39 Authority of Director of Industry Operations to proceed with revocation or denial action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.39.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.40 § 771.40 Denial of initial application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.40.md)
- [27 CFR § 771.41 § 771.41 Denial of renewal application or revocation of license or permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.41.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-771.26. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.