North Dakota Code 30.1-25-03 – (4-303) Service on foreign personal representative
1. Service of process may be made upon the foreign personal representative by certified mail, addressed to the foreign personal representative’s last reasonably ascertainable address, requesting a return receipt signed by the addressee only. Notice by ordinary first-class mail is sufficient if certified mail service to the addressee is unavailable. Service may be made upon a foreign personal representative in the manner in which service could have been made under other laws of this state on either the foreign personal representative or the decedent immediately prior to death.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 30.1-25-03
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- 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
2. If service is made upon a foreign personal representative as provided in subsection 1, the foreign personal representative shall be allowed at least thirty days within which to appear or respond.