Tennessee § 56-2-503 - Commissioner as attorney for purpose of process.
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§ 56-2-503. Commissioner as attorney for purpose of process.
Any foreign or alien insurance company, before doing business in this state, as defined in § 56-2-502, shall appoint the commissioner its true and lawful attorney as required by § 56-2-103(a)(3). If the company does business in this state, as defined in § 56-2-502, without having appointed the commissioner its true and lawful attorney, as required in this part, it shall, by doing business in this state, be deemed to have thereby appointed the commissioner its true and lawful attorney for the purposes set forth in this part. The requirements of this section shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other law. Acts 1947, ch. 119, §§ 3-5; C. Supp. 1950, § 6211.2 (Williams, §§ 6459.50-6459.52); modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 56-320; impl. am. Acts 1971, ch. 137, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 56-244. Cross-References. Service of process upon commissioner, § 56-2-103 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 15 Tenn. Juris., Insurance, § 5.
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Section 56-2-503 ("Commissioner as attorney for purpose of process.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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