§ 20-2-217. Extraterritorial Personal Service — Proof
In addition to service of process on the secretary of state as set forth in this part, personal service of process may be made upon any party outside the state by any person over eighteen (18) years of age and not a party to the action. No order of court shall be required to constitute […]
§ 20-2-218. Causes of Action Limited
Only causes of action arising hereafter or heretofore from past or future transactions as set forth in § 20-2-214 may be asserted against the defendant in an action in which jurisdiction over the defendant is based upon §§ 20-2-214 — 20-2-217, this section and § 20-2-219.
§ 20-2-219. Process Under Other Laws Not Affected — Liberal Construction
Nothing contained in §§ 20-2-214 — 20-2-218 and this section shall limit or affect the service of process in any other manner now provided by law. Subsection (a) is in the nature of remedial legislation and it is the legislative intent that it be given a liberal construction.
§ 20-2-220. Authority of Deputy and Assistant Secretaries of State
An act of a deputy or regular assistant of the secretary of state in the secretary of state’s behalf under this part shall be deemed the equivalent of the act of the secretary of state; provided, that the deputy or assistant signs the name of the secretary of state by the secretary of state as […]
§ 20-2-211. Manner of Service on Secretary of State
The manner of service of process under §§ 20-2-209, 20-2-210, this section and §§ 20-2-212 and 20-2-213 shall be the same as is provided by § 20-2-205, and the manner of evidencing such service through the secretary of state shall be the same as provided in § 20-2-206.
§ 20-2-212. Continuances
The court of action shall grant such continuance or continuances as may be necessary or proper to afford the defendant so served reasonable opportunity to make defense.
§ 20-2-201. Foreign Corporations Subject to Actions
Any corporation claiming existence under the laws of the United States or any other state or of any country foreign to the United States, or any business trust found doing business in this state, shall be subject to suit here to the same extent that corporations of this state are by the laws of this […]
§ 20-2-202. Actions Against Unincorporated Associations and Nonresident Partnerships
Any unincorporated association or organization, whether resident or nonresident, including nonresident partnerships and nonresident trusts, doing or desiring to do business in this state by performing any of the acts for which it was formed, shall, before any such acts are performed, appoint an agent in this state upon whom all process may be served, […]
§ 20-2-203. Use of Highways as Appointment of Agent for Process — Pre-Trial Discovery Depositions
Any owner, chauffeur or operator of any motor vehicle that is not licensed under the laws of this state, or any nonresident who, acting in behalf of the owner of any such vehicle, uses or causes to be used any such motor vehicle in this state, or any nonresident of this state who hires or […]
§ 20-2-204. Death of Party After Appointment of Agent
The owner, chauffeur or operator of any motor vehicle that is not licensed under the laws of this state or any nonresident of this state who hires or procures the use of a motor vehicle licensed under the laws of this state for temporary use in this state, and who makes use of the privilege […]