8-403. Consent to personal service of process by acceptance of title or registration certificate by resident of state; additional method for serving process.
8-403
8-403. Consent to personal service of process by acceptance of title
or registration certificate by resident of state; additional method for
serving process.
The acceptance by a resident of this state of a certificate of title or
ownership or a certificate of registration or any renewal thereof, issued
under the motor vehicle laws of this state, shall constitute the consent by
the person that personal service of lawful process may be made upon the
person at any place where he or she may be found, whether or not the person
is then a resident of this state, with the same force and effect as though
served within this state, in any action or proceeding brought in the courts
of this state against such person arising in this state out of the
ownership or operation of the vehicle. This section provides, and shall be
construed as providing for an additional method for the serving of process
in those cases to which it is applicable; and it shall not be construed as
repealing or superseding any other existing law relating to the serving of
process.
History: L. 1961, ch. 54, § 3; July 1.