; or (B) delivering a copy of the notice and claim to an officer, a managing or general agent or any other agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process in an action brought in courts of general jurisdiction and, if the agent is one authorized by statute and the statute so requires, by also mailing a copy of each to the respondent. (6) To request a waiver of personal service, the claimant may notify a respondent by first class mail or other reasonable means that a proceeding has been commenced in accordance with regulations established by the Register of Copyrights, which shall include the following: (A) Any such request shall be in writing and addressed to the respondent, and be accompanied by a prescribed notice of the proceeding and copy of the claim as filed with the Copyright Claims Board, as well as a prescribed form for waiver of personal service, and a prepaid or costless means of returning the form. (B) The request shall state the date it was sent and provide the respondent 30 days to return the signed waiver form, which signed waiver shall constitute acceptance and proof of service as of the date it is signed for purposes of this subsection. (7) A respondent’s waiver of personal service shall not constitute a waiver of the respondent’s right to opt out of the proceeding: Provided, however , That a respondent who timely waives personal service and does not opt out shall be allowed an additional 30 days beyond the amount of time normally permitted under the applicable procedures of the Copyright Claims Board to submit a substantive response to the claim, including any defenses and counterclaims. (8) A minor or an incompetent individual may only be served by following State law for serving a summons or like process on such an individual in an action brought in the courts of general jurisdiction of the State where service is made. (9) Service of a claim and waiver of personal service may only be effected within the United States. (h) Opt-Out procedure Upon being properly served