South Dakota Statutes
§ 58-6-39 — Service of process through director.
South Dakota § 58-6-39
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-6-39 (2026).
Text
Each insurer applying for authority to engage in the insurance business in this state shall appoint the director, and his successors in office, as its attorney to receive service of legal process issued against it in South Dakota. The appointment shall be made on a form designated and furnished by the director. The appointment shall be irrevocable, shall bind the insurer and any successor in interest to the assets or liabilities of the insurer, and shall remain in effect as long as there is in force in South Dakota any contract made by the insurer or obligations arising therefrom.
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Related
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2016 SD 52 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2016)
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(D. South Dakota, 2017)
Legislative History
SL 1966, ch 111, ch 3, § 26.
Nearby Sections
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§ 58-1-1
Citation of title.§ 58-1-11
General saving clause.§ 58-1-13
Severability of provisions.§ 58-1-14
Notice of nonrenewal of policy must be mailed sixty days prior to renewal date--Exceptions.§ 58-1-14.1
Notice of refusal to renew--Thirty§ 58-1-16.1
Applicability of §§ 58-1-18
Repealed by SL 2012, ch 252, § 30.§ 58-1-2
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South Dakota § 58-6-39, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/58-6-39.