502.611 - SERVICE OF PROCESS.

        502.611  SERVICE OF PROCESS.         1.  Signed consent to service of process.  A consent to      service of process required by this chapter must be signed and filed      in the form required by a rule or order under this chapter.  A      consent appointing the administrator the person's agent for service      of process in a noncriminal action or proceeding against the person,      or the person's successor or personal representative under this      chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter after      the consent is filed, has the same force and validity as if the      service were made personally on the person filing the consent.  A      person that has filed a consent complying with this subsection in      connection with a previous application for registration or notice      filing need not file an additional consent.         2.  Conduct constituting appointment of agent for service.  If      a person, including a nonresident of this state, engages in an act,      practice, or course of business prohibited or made actionable by this      chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter and the      person has not filed a consent to service of process under subsection      1, the act, practice, or course of business constitutes the      appointment of the administrator as the person's agent for service of      process in a noncriminal action or proceeding against the person or      the person's successor or personal representative.         3.  Procedure for service of process.  Service under      subsection 1 or 2 may be made by providing a copy of the process to      the office of the administrator, but it is not effective unless all      of the following apply:         a.  The plaintiff, which may be the administrator, promptly      sends notice of the service and a copy of the process, return receipt      requested, to the defendant or respondent at the address set forth in      the consent to service of process or, if a consent to service of      process has not been filed, at the last known address, or takes other      reasonable steps to give notice.         b.  The plaintiff files an affidavit of compliance with this      subsection in the action or proceeding on or before the return day of      the process, if any, or within the time that the court, or the      administrator in a proceeding before the administrator, allows.         4.  Service in administrative proceedings or civil actions by      administrator.  Service pursuant to subsection 3 may be used in a      proceeding before the administrator or by the administrator in a      civil action in which the administrator is the moving party.         5.  Opportunity to defend.  If process is served under      subsection 3, the court, or the administrator in a proceeding before      the administrator, shall order continuances as are necessary or      appropriate to afford the defendant or respondent reasonable      opportunity to defend.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C77, 79, 81, § 502.611] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         90 Acts, ch 1196, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1161, §61, 68         Referred to in § 502.201, 502.302, 502.303, 502.304, 502.405,      502.406