§ 23-34.1-14 - Secretary of state to be attorney of nonresident owners of amusements. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-34.1-14

   § 23-34.1-14  Secretary of state to beattorney of nonresident owners of amusements. – No certificate to operate or operation permit shall be issued under theprovisions of this chapter to any owner not a resident of this state until suchowner has appointed, in writing, the secretary of state and his or hersuccessors in office to be his or her attorney, upon whom all process in anyaction or proceeding against him or her may be served; and in such writing suchowner shall agree that any process against him or her which is served on saidsecretary shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served on theowner, and that such appointment shall continue in force as long as anyliability remains outstanding against the owner in this state. Such writtenappointment shall be acknowledged before some other officer authorized to takeacknowledgements of deeds and shall be filed in the office of said secretary,and copies certified by him or her shall be sufficient evidence of suchappointment and agreement. Service upon said attorney shall be sufficientservice upon the principal, and shall be made by leaving an attested copy ofthe process with the secretary of the state at his or her office or with anyclerk having charge of the corporation department of said office. When legalprocess against any owner mentioned in this section is served upon thesecretary of the state, he or she shall immediately notify such owner thereofby mail and shall, within two (2) days after such service, forward in the samemanner a copy of the process served on him or her to such owner or to anyperson designated in writing by such owner. The plaintiff in the process soserved shall pay to the secretary, at the time of the service, a fee of one andone-half dollars ($1.50) for each page, and in no case less than five dollars($5.00), which shall be recovered by him or her as part of his taxable costs ifhe or she prevails in such suit. The secretary shall keep a record of allprocess served upon him or her which shall show the day and hour when suchservice was made.