Connecticut § 29-360 (Formerly Sec. 29-100). Permit for nonresident.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 29-360 — (Formerly Sec. 29-100). Permit for nonresident.

Connecticut § 29-360

Title 29Public Safety and State Police

Ch. 541Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-360 (2026).

Text

No permit shall be issued under the provisions of section 29-357 or 29-357a to a nonresident person, firm or corporation conducting a fireworks or special effects display in this state until such person, firm or corporation has appointed in writing the Secretary of the State and his successors in office to be his attorney upon whom all process in any action or proceeding against him may be served; and in such writing such person, firm or corporation shall agree that any process against such person, firm or corporation which is served on said secretary shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served on the person, firm or corporation, and that such appointment shall continue in force as long as any liability remains outstanding against such person, firm or corporation in this sta

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No permit shall be issued under the provisions of section 29-357 or 29-357a to a nonresident person, firm or corporation conducting a fireworks or special effects display in this state until such person, firm or corporation has appointed in writing the Secretary of the State and his successors in office to be his attorney upon whom all process in any action or proceeding against him may be served; and in such writing such person, firm or corporation shall agree that any process against such person, firm or corporation which is served on said secretary shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served on the person, firm or corporation, and that such appointment shall continue in force as long as any liability remains outstanding against such person, firm or corporation in this state. Such written appointment shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall be filed in the office of said secretary. Copies certified by him shall be sufficient evidence of such appointment and agreement. Service upon said attorney shall be sufficient service upon the principal, and shall be made by leaving an attested copy of the process with the Secretary of the State at his office, or with any clerk having charge of the Corporations Division of said office. When legal process against any person, firm or corporation is served upon the Secretary of the State under this section, he shall immediately notify such person, firm or corporation by mail and shall, within two days after such service, forward in the same manner a copy of the process served on him to such person, firm or corporation or to any person designated in writing by such person, firm or corporation. The plaintiff in the process so served shall pay to the Secretary, at the time of service, a fee of one and one-half dollars for each page, and in no case less than five dollars, which shall be recovered by him as part of his taxable costs if he prevails in such suit. The Secretary shall keep a record of all process served upon him, which record shall show the date and the hour when such service was made.

Legislative History

(1955, S. 2010d; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 81; P.A. 13-256, S. 17.) History: 1961 act raised per page fee from $0.75 to $1.50 and minimum charge from $2.00 to $5.00; Sec. 29-100 transferred to Sec. 29-360 in 1983; P.A. 13-256 made provisions applicable to permits issued under Sec. 29-357a and to conducting of special effects displays.