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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-39-17. Commissioner as appointed to accept service on behalf of insurance-support organization transacting business outside state.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-39-17. Commissioner as appointed to accept service on behalf of insurance-support organization transacting business outside state.

For the purpose of this chapter, an insurance-support organization transacting business outside this state which has an effect on a person residing in this state shall be deemed to have appointed the Commissioner to accept service of process on its behalf, provided the Commissioner causes a copy of such service to be mailed forthwith by registered mail or statutory overnight delivery to the insurance-support organization at its last known principal place of business. The return postcard receipt for such mailing shall be sufficient proof that the same was properly mailed by the Commissioner.

## History

Code 1981, § 33-39-17, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 615, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 4.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.