South Carolina Code 38-38-710. Appointment of director as legal attorney for service of process
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-38-710
- Appointment: means an individual designated by an official or authorized representative of an authorized insurer to act on its behalf as a producer. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
- Director: means the Director of the Department of Insurance of this State. See South Carolina Code 38-38-40
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Society: means fraternal benefit society, unless otherwise indicated. See South Carolina Code 38-38-40
Every society shall, before being licensed, appoint in writing the director and his successors in office to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom all legal process in any action or proceeding against it must be served and in this writing shall agree that lawful process against it which is served upon this attorney is of the same legal force and validity as if served upon the society and that the authority continues in force so long as any liability remains outstanding in the State. Copies of the appointment, certified by the director, are sufficient evidence of the appointment and must be admitted in evidence with the same force and effect as the original might be admitted. Service upon a society must also comply with the requirements of § 15-9-270 and any other applicable provisions of Title 15.