2006 Minnesota Statutes

82.38 NONRESIDENT SERVICE OF PROCESS.
    Subdivision 1. Appointment of agent. Every nonresident, before being licensed as a real
estate broker, real estate salesperson, or real estate closing agent shall appoint the commissioner
and a successor or successors in office as true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served
all legal process in any action or proceedings against such person, or in which such person may
be a party, in relation to or involving any transaction covered by this chapter or any rule or
order hereunder, which appointment shall be irrevocable. Service upon such attorney shall be
as valid and binding as if due and personal service had been made upon such person. Any
such appointment shall be effective upon the issuance of the license in connection with which
the appointment was filed.
    Subd. 2. Violation as appointment. The commission of any act which constitutes a violation
of this chapter or rule or order hereunder by any nonresident person who has not theretofore
appointed the commissioner as attorney in compliance with subdivision 1 shall be conclusively
deemed an irrevocable appointment by such person of the commissioner and a successor or
successors in any action or proceedings against the nonresident or in which the nonresident may
be a party in relation to or involving such violation; and such violation shall be a signification of
agreement that all such legal process which is so served shall be as valid and binding upon the
nonresident as if due and personal service thereof had been made.
    Subd. 3. How made. Service of process under this section shall be made in compliance
with section 45.028, subdivision 2.
History: 1973 c 410 s 15; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1980 c 420 s 1; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1986 c 444;
1989 c 347 s 34; 1992 c 564 art 2 s 13; 2004 c 203 art 2 s 61