2010 Maine Code
TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 13: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES (TEXT REPEALED 7/1/11)
31 §724. Service of process on Secretary of State for foreign limited liability company

Subchapter 10: FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

§724. Service of process on Secretary of State for foreign limited liability company

When a process, notice or demand is to be served on the Secretary of State as the agent of a foreign limited liability company pursuant to a provision of this chapter: [1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

1. Delivery to Secretary of State. The process, notice or demand must be served by delivering it to the Secretary of State or to a person designated by the Secretary of State to receive such service;

[ 1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

2. Copy; foreign limited liability company. The party serving the process shall promptly send a duplicate copy of the process, notice or demand via registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, marked "deliver to addressee only," to the foreign limited liability company at:

A. [1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

B. [1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

[ 1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

3. Proof of service. Proof of service must be by return of service on the Secretary of State and by an affidavit of the person serving the process or that person's attorney setting forth compliance with subsection 2. The affidavit must be appended by the return receipt signed by the foreign limited liability company or other official proof of delivery or, if acceptance was refused or the addressee was not found at the address given, the original envelope bearing the notation of the postal authorities showing the reason for nondelivery. Service is complete when there has been compliance with subsections 1 and 2.

[ 1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1993, c. 718, §A1 (NEW). 2007, c. 323, Pt. D, §33 (RP). 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).