Indiana § 27-1-17-4.2 - Service of process in action on surety bonds
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§ 27-1-17-4.2. Service of process in action on surety bonds
Sec. 4.2. (a) A foreign or alien insurance company that provides a surety bond that is required or permitted under the law of the United States shall execute a power of attorney in a form prescribed by the department irrevocably appointing the commissioner as the insurance company's agent for service of process in an action on the surety bond if the:
(1) surety bond was provided in Indiana; and
(2) service of process under this section is in addition to another method of service of process authorized by law or court rule.
(b) Service of process under this section has the same effect as personal service on the insurance company.
(c) Upon receipt of process described in this section, the commissioner shall forward the process to the resident agent designated by the insurance company under section 4(7) of this chapter.
(d) The commissioner may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish reasonable fees for the acceptance of process described in this section. Fees collected under rules adopted under this subsection must be deposited in the department of insurance fund established by IC 27-1-3-28.
As added by P.L.193-2006, SEC.6.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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