Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-1-3-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 420-1-3-.02 - Service On Licensee Or Other Party

(1) Service of any document required to be served on a licensee or other party pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act in contested cases, Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 41-22-1, et seq., may be made by any of the following methods unless a specific method is required by law:

(a) by certified mail, return receipt requested; or

(b) by any sheriff or another person authorized to make service of process in civil proceedings; or

(c) by any representative of the Department of Public Health; or

(d) by any other method allowable under the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure as such may be amended.

(2) If service of process is refused or unclaimed, and the certified mail receipt or the return of the person serving process so indicates, the Board may serve the document by first-class mail addressed to the licensee or other person at his or her last known address as shown in the Department's records. Service shall be deemed complete three (3) days after the depositing of same in the United States mail.

(3) Where the rule does not require "service," documents may be mailed by first-class mail or hand-delivered.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-1-3-.02

Filed July 20, 1990. Repealed and New Rule: Filed March 20, 2008; effective April 24, 2008.

Author: Brian Hale

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-4.