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188.030 Service of summons and complaint in action against nonresident motorist.

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188.030 Service of summons and complaint in action against nonresident motorist. The clerk of the court in which the action is brought shall issue a summons against the <br>defendant named in the complaint and direct it to the sheriff of Franklin County. The <br>sheriff shall execute the summons by delivering two (2) true copies to the Secretary of <br>State and shall also deliver with each summons an attested copy of plaintiff's complaint. <br>The Secretary of State shall immediately mail a copy of the summons and complaint to <br>the defendant at the address given in the complaint. The letter shall be posted by prepaid <br>certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall bear the return address of the Secretary <br>of State. The sheriff shall make the usual return to the court, and in addition the Secretary <br>of State shall make a return to the court showing that the acts contemplated by this statute <br>have been performed, and shall attach to his return the registry receipt, if any. Summons <br>shall be deemed to be served on the return of the Secretary of State and the action shall <br>proceed as provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure. Effective: July 15, 1988 <br>History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 34, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 315, sec. 25. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 307, sec. 1. -- Amended 1952 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 84, sec. 64, effective July 1, 1953. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, <br>sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 12-2.