Terms Used In Florida Statutes 622.04

  • association: as used in this chapter shall mean and include any foreign association that shall have qualified, in the manner permitted by this chapter, to transact business and acquire, hold, and dispose of property, and sue and be sued in this state. See Florida Statutes 622.02
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
Every association shall comply with all requirements of law, including but not limited to the paying of all fees and charges, now or hereafter prescribed for the designation and maintenance of an office for the service of process, the appointment of a resident agent upon whom process may be served, and the acceptance of such appointment, by foreign corporations for profit qualified to transact business in this state, and all laws heretofore or hereafter enacted with respect to such offices and agents shall apply to and govern and control all associations.