§ 680A.260 — Service of process: Method of serving if Commissioner statutorily designated as attorney in fact for receipt; extension of time to appear; record

Nevada § 680A.260

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 57: INSURANCE
• Ch. 680A: Authorization

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1. If the Commissioner is designated by specific statute as attorney in fact for the purpose of receiving service of process, such service must be made by delivering to and leaving with the Division, one copy of the process, together with the fee therefor as specified in NRS 680B.010 , taxable as costs in the action.
2. Upon such service, the Division shall forthwith forward such process, with the date and time of service of the same on the Division noted thereon, to the person currently designated to receive the copy as provided by specific statute. Service of process is complete when the copy has been so forwarded.
3. Process served in the manner provided by this section for all purposes constitutes valid and binding personal service within this state. If summons is served under this section, the time within which the insurer is required to appear must be extended an additional 10 days beyond that otherwise allowed by Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.
4. The Commissioner shall keep a record of the day of service upon him or her of all legal process.
5. For the purposes of this section, “process” includes only a summons or the initial documents served in an action. The Commissioner is not required to serve any documents after the initial service of process.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1587 ; A 1985, 608 ; 2021, 2944 )