Colorado § 15-13-303 - Service on foreign personal representative.
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§ 15-13-303. Service on foreign personal representative.
(1) Service of process may be made upon the foreign personal representative by registered or certified mail, addressed to his last reasonably ascertainable address, requesting and receiving a return receipt signed by addressee only. Notice by ordinary first-class mail is sufficient if registered or certified mail service to the addressee is unavailable. Service may be made upon a foreign personal representative in the manner in which service could have been made under other laws of this state on either the foreign personal representative or his decedent immediately prior to death.
(2) If service is made upon a foreign personal representative as provided in subsection (1) of this section, he or she shall be allowed at least thirty-five days within which to appear or respond.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1611, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-4-303. L. 2012: (2) amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 839, § 47, effective July 1.
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Section 15-13-303 ("Service on foreign personal representative.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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