The commissioner may not issue a license to any applicant until the applicant files with the commissioner a designation of the commissioner and the commissioner’s successors in office, as the applicant’s true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of any interested person arising out of the applicant’s insurance business in this state. The designation constitutes an agreement that the service of process is of the same legal force and validity as personal service of process in this state upon the person.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-26-21

  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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 territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49