Nebraska Statutes 21-236. Service on corporation
(MBCA 5.04) (a) A corporation‘s registered agent is the corporation’s agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 21-236
- 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.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(b) If a corporation has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary of the corporation at its principal office. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of:
(1) The date the corporation receives the mail;
(2) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the corporation; or
(3) Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.
(c) This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a corporation.