22 CFR 92.86
§ 92.86 Consular responsibility for serving subpoenas.
United States · 22 CFR — Foreign Relations · Status: effective
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- 22 CFR 92.86, § 92.86 Consular responsibility for serving subpoenas, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/93187
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When directed by the Department of State, officers of the Foreign Service will serve a subpoena issued by a court of the United States on a national or resident of the United States who is in a foreign country unless such action is prohibited by the law of the foreign country.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.