(a) A fee shall not be charged, except as included in the application for certificate of authority fee provided by Article 3 (commencing with Section 699) of Chapter 1, for filing the initial appointment of an agent for service of process under this article by an applicant for admission.

(b) Thereafter, the commissioner shall require the payment of seventy-two dollars ($72), in advance, as a fee for filing the appointment of an agent for service of process, or stipulation, or both by every admitted foreign or alien insurer pursuant to this article.

Terms Used In California Insurance Code 1601

  • Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
  • Foreign: means not organized under the laws of this State, whether or not admitted. See California Insurance Code 27
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 534, Sec. 34. (AB 1699) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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