Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-2A-15.15

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • foreign corporation: as used in this division , shall mean:

    (1) Any bank or other corporation now or hereafter organized or existing under the laws of any state of the United States other than this state; and
    (2) Any national banking association or other corporation organized under the laws of the United States having its principal place of business in any state of the United States other than this state. See Alabama Code 10A-2A-15.10
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Every foreign corporation acting in a fiduciary capacity in this state pursuant to the terms of this division shall be deemed to consent to service of all legal process in any action or proceeding against it and to service of any notice or demand permitted or required by law relating to or growing out of any trust, estate, or matter in respect of which the foreign corporation shall have acted in this state in any fiduciary capacity pursuant to any means of service of process provided in Section 10A-1-5.31, Section 10A-1-5.35, or Section 10A-1-5.36.