What happens when certified mail is refused?

What happens when certified mail is refused?

USPS attempts delivery of a Certified Mail letter three times over a 21 to 30  day period.  The letter carrier will leave a delivery notice at the delivery address instructing them to pick up the item at their local post office.  The USPS letter carrier documents the attempted delivery process with an electronic date and time scan that is kept by USPS and made available to the letters sender.  

If the delivery is unsuccessful after three times, the actual letter is returned to sender with the attempted delivery date and time informaiton. Any adult can sign for a Certified Mail letter - this does nothing other than prove that the USPS attempted to deliver this letter to the recipients address specified.on the letter.  A person can also refuse to accept the letter because it is addressed to a specific individual.  Certified Mail "refused" may constitute a rebuttable or presumption of service since it indicates that they were presented with the envelope, but refused to accept it under circumstances indicating they had reason to know it involved legal proceedings against them.
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