§ 857. Continuance; costs
§ 857. Continuance; costs The court in which the action is pending may order such continuances as may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to appear and defend. The fee provided in section 856 of this title shall be taxed in the plaintiff’s costs if he or she prevails.
§ 858. Alternative means of service
§ 858. Alternative means of service As an alternative to service of process under this subchapter or when a stipulation appointing the Secretary of State as process agent is not filed with the Commissioner of Foreign Corporations, process may be served upon a foreign corporation in accordance with sections 912 and 913 of this title […]
§ 891. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as process agent
§ 891. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as process agent The acceptance by a person of the rights and privileges conferred upon him or her by Titles 19 and 23, as evidenced by his or her operating, or causing to be operated, a motor vehicle in this State shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment by […]
§ 892. Service on Commissioner; mailing copies; fees
§ 892. Service on Commissioner; mailing copies; fees (a) Service of process shall be made by leaving a copy of the process with a fee of $15.00 with the Commissioner, or in his or her office. Service shall be sufficient upon the person, provided that a copy of the process with the officer’s return on […]
§ 893. Continuances; costs
§ 893. Continuances; costs The court in which the action is pending may order such continuances as may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to defend the same. The fee herein provided shall be taxed in the plaintiff’s costs, if he or she prevails in the suit.
§ 913. Effect of service outside the State
§ 913. Effect of service outside the State (a) When process is served upon a party outside the State in such manner as the Supreme Court may by rule provide, the same proceedings may be had, so far as to affect the title or right to the possession of goods, chattels, rights, credits, land, tenements, […]
§ 735. Delivery of writ; return; completion of service
§ 735. Delivery of writ; return; completion of service When property is taken as outlined in section 734 of this title, the person specially appointed shall deliver to the officer the writ of attachment or execution upon which he or she took the property, with a return of his or her action thereon, unless the […]
§ 736. Officer’s duties and liabilities
§ 736. Officer’s duties and liabilities When property is taken by an officer from the possession of a specially appointed person or his or her receiptor, the officer shall be subject to the duties and liabilities relating to the property and arising by virtue of the previous attachment or taking in execution and shall be […]
§ 780. Indorsement of fees
§ 780. Indorsement of fees The officer serving process shall indorse thereon his or her fees and charges and the number of miles actually and necessarily traveled in the performance of his or her duty in serving the same, otherwise his or her fees shall not be allowed.
§ 814. Partnerships and unincorporated associations—suit in firm name; service of process
§ 814. Partnerships and unincorporated associations—suit in firm name; service of process A partnership or an unincorporated association or joint stock company may sue and be sued in its firm, associate, or company name and service of process against such partnership, association, or company made upon any officer, a managing or general agent, a superintendent, […]