Section 421-A:10 Designation of Secretary of State for Service. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. Every nonresident offeror, except a foreign corporation which has appointed and keeps a resident agent in this state, shall be deemed to have appointed the secretary of state as his agent upon whom may be served any lawful process, authorized by this chapter, with the same effect as though served upon the offeror personally.
   II. Service of process pursuant to this section shall be accomplished by leaving a copy of the process in the office of the secretary of state, but it shall not be effective unless notice of the service and a copy of the process is sent by registered mail to the nonresident offeror served, at his last known address.

Source. 1977, 20:1, eff. March 25, 1977.