North Dakota Code 53-05-04 – Service of process upon secretary of state
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In any action or proceeding upon a claim arising out of conduct regulated by this chapter, service of process may be made upon the secretary of state. When served with process, such official, if possible, immediately shall ascertain the post-office address of such person and shall forward a copy of the process served by registered or certified mail to such person. Such service of process upon the secretary of state for all purposes of such suit, and any verdict rendered or judgment entered therein, must be deemed legal and valid personal service of process the same as though made personally upon such person.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 53-05-04
- 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