O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 4-11-6 (2019)

Applicability of article to nonresidents; consent to jurisdiction; service

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Any person who is not a resident of this state but who engages in this state in any activities for which a license is required by this article shall be subject to this article as to such activities. Each nonresident applicant for a license required by this article shall be required as a condition of licensure to execute a consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for any action filed under this article; and service of process in any such action shall be by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery by the Commissioner.

History

(Code 1981, § 4-11-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 628, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 328, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.)

Annotations

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.