Nevada Revised Statutes 91.290 – Appointment of Administrator as attorney to receive service of process
1. Every applicant for registration under this chapter shall file with the Administrator, in the form prescribed by the Administrator, an irrevocable consent appointing the Administrator or his or her successor in office as the applicant’s attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal suit, action or proceeding against the applicant or his or her successor, executor or administrator which arises under this chapter or any regulation adopted or order issued under this chapter after the consent has been filed, with the same force and validity as if served personally on the person filing the consent.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 91.290
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
2. When a person, including a nonresident of this State, engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by this chapter, or by any regulation or order of the Administrator, the engaging in the conduct shall be deemed to constitute the appointment of the Administrator as the person’s attorney to receive service of any lawful process in a noncriminal proceeding against the person, a successor or a personal representative, which grows out of that conduct and which is brought under this chapter or any regulation or order of the Administrator with the same force and validity as if served personally.
3. Service under subsection 1 or 2 may be made by leaving a copy of the process in the office of the Administrator, but it is not effective unless:
(a) The plaintiff, who may be the Administrator in a suit, action or proceeding instituted by the Administrator, forthwith sends notice of the service and a copy of the process by registered mail to the defendant or respondent at the last address known to the Administrator; and
(b) The plaintiff’s affidavit of compliance with this subsection is filed in the case on or before the date for return of the process, if any, or within such further time as the court allows.