(a) Except for an applicant that is a foreign corporation, a nonresident applicant for a license under this article must file with the board an irrevocable consent that specifies the following:(1) The proceedings against the applicant may be filed in any appropriate court of any county or municipality in Indiana where:(A) the plaintiff resides; or(B) any part of the transaction occurred out of which the alleged cause of action arose.(2) The process in any action may be served on the applicant by leaving with the board two (2) copies of the complaint or pleadings that have been filed in an Indiana court.(3) That the service of process in subdivision (2) is valid and binding for all purposes.(b) The board shall promptly forward, by registered mail, one (1) copy of any service of process to the applicant at the address shown on the records of the board.(c) A foreign corporation may not receive a license under this chapter until it is authorized by the secretary of state to do business in Indiana.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-17-2.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Indiana Legal Code