Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:335 – Service of process; secretary of state as attorney
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:335
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
Every foreign or alien insurer shall appoint the secretary of state to be its true and lawful attorney in this state upon whom, or some other person in his office during his absence he may designate, all lawful process in any action or proceeding against such insurer may be served, which shall constitute service on such insurer. Such appointment shall continue in force so long as any contract or other liability of such insurer in this state shall remain outstanding. Whenever such process shall be served upon the secretary of state, he shall forthwith forward a copy of the process by registered or certified mail or by commercial courier as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 13:3204(D), when the person to be served is located outside of this state to the person designated for the purpose by the insurer.
Acts 1958, No. 125; Acts 1999, No. 395, §4; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 22:985 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 544, §3.
NOTE: Former La. Rev. Stat. 22:335 redesignated as La. Rev. Stat. 22:195 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.