North Dakota § 51-25.1-03 Agent for service of process

North Dakota Statutes

§ 51-25.1-03 — Agent for service of process

North Dakota § 51-25.1-03

Title 51Sales and Exchanges

Ch. 51-25.1Tobacco Product Manufacturer Requirements

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N.D. Cent. Code § 51-25.1-03 (2026).

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1.Any nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in the state as a foreign corporation or business entity, as a condition precedent to having the nonparticipating manufacturer's brand families included or retained in the directory, shall appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of an agent in this state to act as agent for service of process on whom all process, and any action or proceeding against the nonparticipating manufacturer concerning or arising out of the enforcement of this chapter and chapter 51-25, may be served in any manner authorized by law. This service constitutes legal and valid service of process on the nonparticipating manufacturer. The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide the name, address

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1. Any nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do
business in the state as a foreign corporation or business entity, as a condition
precedent to having the nonparticipating manufacturer's brand families included or
retained in the directory, shall appoint and continually engage without interruption the
services of an agent in this state to act as agent for service of process on whom all
process, and any action or proceeding against the nonparticipating manufacturer
concerning or arising out of the enforcement of this chapter and chapter 51-25, may be
served in any manner authorized by law. This service constitutes legal and valid
service of process on the nonparticipating manufacturer. The nonparticipating
manufacturer shall provide the name, address, telephone number, and proof of the
appointment and availability of the agent to the attorney general.
2. The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide notice to the attorney general no less
than thirty days before termination of the authority of an agent. The nonparticipating
manufacturer shall provide proof, to the satisfaction of the attorney general, of the
appointment of a new agent no less than five days before the termination of an
existing agent appointment. If an agent terminates an agency appointment, the
nonparticipating manufacturer shall notify the attorney general of the termination within
five days and shall include proof, to the satisfaction of the attorney general, of the
appointment of a new agent.
3. A nonparticipating manufacturer whose products are sold in this state, without
appointing or designating an agent as required by this section, is deemed to have
appointed the secretary of state as the agent and the nonparticipating manufacturer
may be proceeded against in courts of this state by service of process upon the
secretary of state. The appointment of the secretary of state as the agent does not
satisfy the condition precedent in subsection 1 for having the nonparticipating
manufacturer's brand families included or retained in the directory.