Wednesday, November 09, 2016
SERVICE OF PROCESS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR A REGISTERED AGENT
A Registered Agent is an individual or a business
entity which is located at a physical street address, and who is responsible for
accepting legal documents such as a Service of Process.
A Service of Process is a notice that there is a lawsuit
filed against a Corporation or LLC. This involves serving the defendant with a
summons or a subpoena. In the case of an LLC or Corporation, the summons or
subpoena is served on the Registered Agent.
The sole purpose of the Registered Agent is to
accept legal documents (service of process, lawsuits, liens, subpoenas, etc.)
on behalf of a business entity. The Registered Agent must provide a legal
address (not a P.O. Box) where there are persons available during normal
business hours to facilitate legal service of process being served in the
event of a legal action or lawsuit.
If a Registered Agent fails to perform this
important function, it can have dire consequences for the business entity. If a
business has not been notified of a summons to appear in court to respond to a lawsuit,
then when the case went to trial, no one would appear to defend the business
and the plaintiff would win by a default
judgment.
You can see that it is imperative for a
Registered Agent to forward a Service of Process immediately to a business
since it usually contains time-sensitive material.
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