§56-3-28. Requisites of Publication in Supreme Court of Appeals
Such order of publication shall be entered by the clerk in a suitable book kept by him for the purpose and signed by him and a certified copy of such order shall be published as a Class II legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code. Both the […]
§56-3-29. Rehearing in Supreme Court of Appeals
Any unknown party or other defendant who was not served with process in this state, and did not appear in the cause, may have the same reheard and any injustice in the proceedings corrected within the time prescribed by section twenty-six of this article.
§56-3-31. Actions by or Against Nonresident Operators of Motor Vehicles Involved in Highway Accidents; Appointment of Secretary of State, Insurance Company, as Agents; Service of Process
(a) Every nonresident, for the privilege of operating a motor vehicle on a public street, road or highway of this state, either personally or through an agent, appoints the Secretary of State, or his or her successor in office, to be his or her agent or attorney-in-fact upon whom may be served all lawful process […]
§56-3-32. Process Is Part of Record Without Oyer
The writ or process commencing any action at law or suit in equity shall be a part of the record, without oyer thereof.
§56-3-33. Actions by or Against Nonresident Persons Having Certain Contacts With This State; Authorizing Secretary of State to Receive Process; Bond and Fees; Service of Process; Definitions; Retroactive Application
(a) The engaging by a nonresident, or by his or her duly authorized agent, in any one or more of the acts specified in subdivisions (1) through (7), inclusive, of this subsection shall be considered equivalent to an appointment by a nonresident of the Secretary of State, or his or her successor in office, to […]
§56-3-33a. Actions Against Nonresident Persons by Petitioners Seeking Domestic Violence or Personal Safety Relief; Service of Process; Authorizing Secretary of State to Receive Process Against Nonresidents
(a) Any person who is: (1) Not a resident of this state; or
§56-3-34. Actions by or Against Nonresident Bail Bond Enforcement Agents or Bail Bondsmen; Appointment of Secretary of State as Agents; Service of Process
(a) Every nonresident bail bond enforcer or bail bondsman, for the privilege of entering this state to act in the capacity of a bail bond enforcer, either personally or through an agent, appoints the Secretary of State, or his or her successor in office, to be his or her agent or attorney-in-fact upon whom may […]
§56-3-22. Judgment on Return Nihil
No judgment shall be rendered on a scire facias, or in any other case, on returns of nihil.
§56-3-23. Service by Publication Generally
On affidavit that a defendant is a foreign corporation for which no statutory attorney-in-fact, officer, director or agent is found in this state upon whom service may be had, or is not a resident of this state, or that diligence has been used by or on behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county […]
§56-3-24. Contents of Order of Publication; Publishing
Every order of publication shall give the style of the suit, state briefly its object, and require the defendants against whom it is entered, or the unknown parties, to appear within one month after the date of the first publication thereof and do what is necessary to protect their interests. It shall be published as […]