Executive Order 11471 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 11471—Relating to the Implementation of the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters
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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1969-05-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relating to the Implementation of the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code and as President of the United States of America, it is ordered as follows: Section 1.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
265
1,658 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11471, Richard Nixon (May 28, 1969). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11471-relating-the-implementation-the-convention-the-service-abroad.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
The Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents was ratified by the United States of America and proclaimed by the President on January 8, 1969. It came into force on February 10, 1969. The Contracting States have now undertaken to designate authorities to give effect to the Convention's provisions. In order that the Government of the United States of America may give full and complete effect to the Convention, it is expedient and necessary that several departments of the Executive Branch of that Government perform certain functions. Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code and as President of the United States of America, it is ordered as follows: Section 1. Designation of Central Authority. The Department of State is designated as the Central Authority to receive requests for service from other Contracting States and to proceed in conformity with articles 3-6 of the Convention. Section 2. Designation of Authority to Complete Certificate. The Department of State, the Department of Justice and the United States Marshal or Deputy Marshal for the judicial district in which service is made are designated as authorities to complete the certificate in the form annexed to the Convention. Section 3. Additional Designations. The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Attorney General in cases involving designations of authority to officers of the Department of Justice, is authorized to make additional designations provided for in the Convention or to modify the designations made by this order. RICHARD NIXON The White House May 28, 1969
