§ 34-33-2-2 — Appointment of agent for process; automatic appointment predicated on acceptance of position of director

Indiana § 34-33-2-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 33: COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION: SERVICE OF
• Ch. 2: Service of Process on Agent Representing Nonresident

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(a) This section applies to a person who:
(1) is a nonresident of Indiana; and
(2) accepts an election or appointment as a director or serves as
a director in a corporation organized under the laws of Indiana.
(b) By and as a condition of:
(1) accepting an election or appointment as a director; or
(2) serving as a director;
a person described in subsection (a) automatically appoints the resident
agent of the corporation as the person's agent upon whom process may
be served in an action commenced by or against the corporation and in
which the person is a proper or necessary party.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-2-2.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.29.