Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-10
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-10
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means public benefit and mutual benefit corporation. See
- Foreign corporation: means a corporation organized under a law other than the law of this State which would be a nonprofit corporation if formed under the laws of this State. See
- Principal office: means the office (in or outside this State) so designated in the biennial report filed pursuant to section 16. See
- Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection 8. See
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 15.10. Service on foreign corporation
(a) The registered agent of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State is the corporation’s agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the foreign corporation.
(b) A foreign corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary of the foreign corporation at its principal office shown in its application for a certificate of authority or in its most recent biennial report filed under section 16.22 of this title if the foreign corporation:
(1) has no registered agent or its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served;
(2) has withdrawn from transacting business in this State under section 15.20 of this title; or
(3) has had its certificate of authority revoked under section 15.31 of this title.
(c) Service is perfected under subsection (b) of this section at the earliest of:
(1) the date the foreign corporation receives the mail;
(2) the date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the foreign corporation; or
(3) five days after its deposit in the U.S. mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.
(d) This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a foreign corporation. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-10
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-10
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the law of this State. See
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
§ 15.10. Service of process on foreign corporation
Service of process on a foreign corporation is governed by 12 V.S.A. § subchapter 6, chapter 25 and by the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)