§ 65-04-25 — Service of nonresident employer in suit for premium or in suit against an uninsured employer

uninsured employer.
If the employer in an action to collect delinquent premiums or for injuries sustained in the
employer's employment for which the employer did not carry the required insurance is a
nonresident of this state, or a foreign corporation or limited liability company doing business in
this state, service of the summons may be made upon any agent, representative, or foreman of
the employer in this state, or in the case of a foreign corporation, its director, and if there is no
agent, representative, or foreman, or in the case of a foreign corporation, director, upon whom
service can be made in this state, service upon the secretary of state constitutes personal
service upon that nonresident employer or corporation's director who has either failed to secure
the necessary coverage or who is delinquent in the employer's premiums, or service may be
made in any other manner designated by law. The organization may retain counsel who is
licensed in another state to represent the organization on a contingent or hourly fee basis in any
proceeding relating to the collection of amounts due the organization under this title. All
attorney's fees and costs incurred under this section are a charge to the general fund.