Any person who is not a resident, domiciled in this state, or authorized to do business in this state and who files a statement as required by Section 20-481.02 shall be deemed to have:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 20-481.08

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • 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, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization and any similar entity or any combination of the foregoing acting in concert but does not include any joint venture partnership exclusively engaged in owning, managing, leasing or developing real or tangible personal property. See Arizona Laws 20-481
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

1. Consented to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for all actions arising under this article.

2. Appointed the director as the person’s lawful agent for the purpose of accepting service of process in any action, suit or proceeding that may arise under this article. Copies of all lawful process accepted by the director as an agent shall be transmitted by the director by registered or certified mail to the person at the person’s last known address.

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