Illinois Compiled Statutes 205 ILCS 657/100 – Consent to service of process
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(a) A licensee, before doing business in this State, shall appoint the Director its true and lawful attorney-in-fact upon whom all lawful process in any action or legal proceeding against it may be served and shall agree that any lawful process against it that may be served upon its attorney shall be of the same force and validity as if served on itself. The consent to the service of process shall be in the form prescribed by the Director, shall be irrevocable, and shall provide that actions or proceedings arising out of or founded upon the conduct of the licensee’s business may be commenced against the licensee in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue within this State by the service of process or other notice of the institution of proceedings on the Director.
(b) Service of process or other notice, accompanied by the fee provided in Section 45, shall be by duplicate copies, one of which shall be filed with the Director and the other forwarded by the Director within 5 business days by certified mail with a return receipt to the licensee against whom the process or other notice is directed at its latest address on file with the Department.
(c) No judgment shall be entered against a licensee pursuant to service upon the Director until at least 30 days have elapsed after process or notice has been served on the Director.
(b) Service of process or other notice, accompanied by the fee provided in Section 45, shall be by duplicate copies, one of which shall be filed with the Director and the other forwarded by the Director within 5 business days by certified mail with a return receipt to the licensee against whom the process or other notice is directed at its latest address on file with the Department.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 205 ILCS 657/100
- Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
- 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.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(c) No judgment shall be entered against a licensee pursuant to service upon the Director until at least 30 days have elapsed after process or notice has been served on the Director.