(1) Application for and acceptance of a license issued under this subtitle or as a surplus lines broker by a nonresident of Kentucky shall be deemed to constitute irrevocable appointment of the Secretary of State as the attorney of the licensee for the acceptance of service of process issued in this state in any action or proceeding against the licensee arising out of the licensing or out of transactions under the license.
(2) Service of process against any nonresident licensee may be made in any action by service upon the Secretary of State as provided in KRS § 304.3-230.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 304.9-370

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Appointment: means a notification filed with the insurance department that an insurer has established an agency relationship with a producer. See Kentucky Statutes 304.9-020
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 273, sec. 29, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 393, sec. 27, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 319, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 320, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1982.
— Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 70, effective July 15, 1980. — Created 1970
Ky. Acts ch. 301, subtit. 9, sec. 37, effective June 18, 1970.

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