54.1-2111 - Consent to suits and service of process by nonresidents; manner of service. - Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-2111. Consent to suits and service of process by nonresidents; mannerof service.

A. Every nonresident applicant shall file with the Real Estate Board anirrevocable consent that suits and actions may be commenced against suchapplicant in the proper court of any county or city of this Commonwealth inwhich a cause of action may arise or in which the plaintiff may reside, bythe service of any process or pleading authorized by the laws of thisCommonwealth on the Director of the Department of Professional andOccupational Regulation. The consent shall stipulate that such service ofprocess or pleadings on the Director shall be taken and held in all courts tobe as valid and binding as if due service had been made upon the applicant inthe Commonwealth of Virginia.

B. Any process or pleadings served upon the Director shall be filed by theDirector in his office and a copy thereof immediately forwarded by registeredmail to the main office of the licensee at the last known address.

(Code 1950, §§ 54-773, 54-774; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 499.)