Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-38. Conduct equivalent to appointment of secretary of state for service of process
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-38
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: includes a territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Sec. 38. When any person engages in conduct prohibited by this chapter, whether or not he has filed a consent to service of process under section 24 and personal jurisdiction over him cannot otherwise be obtained in this state, that conduct shall be considered equivalent to his appointment of the secretary of state or his successor in office to be his attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any civil action or proceeding against him or his successor or personal representative which grows out of that conduct and which is brought under this chapter, with the same force and validity as if served on him personally. Service shall be made in accordance with the Indiana Rules of Civil Procedure.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.262, SEC.1.