New Jersey § 34:15-55

§ 34:15-55.

Any employer, not a resident of this State, or any employer not licensed to do business

in this State, or any resident employer who becomes a nonresident of this State after

the occurrence of an injury to an employee, who shall employ or who shall have employed

any person to perform work, labor or services within this State shall be deemed by

the accepting of the privilege of engaging in such work, labor and services by his

or its employees to make, constitute and appoint the secretary of the workmen's compensation

bureau as his or its agent for the acceptance of process in any proceeding by any

such employee or dependent or representative of such employee, under and by virtue

of this chapter; and the acceptance of such privilege or the entering into this State

for the purpose of engaging in such employment shall be a signification of such employer

that any such process issued against him or it, which is so served, shall be of the

same legal force and validity as if served upon him or it personally. Service of such process shall be made by leaving a copy of the petition with the secretary

of the bureau, or some one designated by him in his office, and such service shall

be sufficient service upon such nonresident employer; provided, that notice of such

service and a copy of the petition are forthwith sent by registered mail to the respondent

to the address stated in such petition, by the secretary of the bureau, or such person

acting for him in his office, and the respondent's return receipt and the affidavit

of the secretary of the bureau, or such person in his office acting for him, of the

compliance therewith are appended to such petition and filed in the office of the

secretary of the bureau wherein such action may be pending; provided, also, that

the date of the mailing and the date of the receipt of the return card aforesaid are

properly indorsed on such petition and signed by the secretary of the bureau, or some

one acting for him. The workmen's compensation bureau in which such action is pending may order such continuance

as may be necessary to afford the respondent a reasonable opportunity to defend the

action. The secretary of the bureau shall keep a record of all such processes which shall

show the day and hour of such service. This section shall be construed to extend the right of service of process upon nonresidents

and shall not be construed as limiting any provisions for the service of process now

or hereafter existing.