Virginia § 38.2-1217 - Reciprocal may be sued as such; where action or suit may be brought; upon whom service of process had
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§ 38.2-1217. Reciprocal may be sued as such; where action or suit may be brought; upon whom service of process had
A. Any reciprocal doing business in this Commonwealth may sue or be sued in the name or designation under which its insurance contracts are effected.
B. Any action or suit against a reciprocal may be brought in any county or city (i) where its principal office is located, or (ii) where the cause of action or any part of the cause of action arose. If the action or suit is to recover a loss under a policy of insurance, it may also be brought in the county or city where the property insured was situated at the date of the policy. Any action or suit against a foreign or alien reciprocal may also be brought in any county or city of this Commonwealth in which it has any debts owed to it.
C. In an action or suit against a reciprocal, process against or notice to the reciprocal may be served upon the clerk of the Commission. If the defendant in the action or suit is a domestic reciprocal, process against or notice to that domestic reciprocal shall be served upon the attorney for that domestic reciprocal unless service upon that attorney is not feasible.
Code 1950, § 38-547; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-707; 1986, c. 562.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38.2-1217 ("Reciprocal may be sued as such; where action or suit may be brought; upon whom service of process had") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. 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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