Michigan Laws 257.1329 – Service of process
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 257.1329
- Administrator: means the secretary of state or any individual designated by the secretary of state to act in his or her place. See Michigan Laws 257.1302
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
If a person, including a nonresident of this state, engages in conduct prohibited by this act or a rule or order and has not filed an irrevocable appointment of the secretary of state as an agent for service of process, and personal jurisdiction over him cannot otherwise be obtained in this state, the conduct itself authorizes the administrator to receive service of process in a noncriminal proceeding against that person or his successor, if that proceeding originates in conduct that is a violation of this act or an administrative rule hereunder. The service shall have the same force and validity as if served on the person personally.