Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 683A.281 (2026)

Nonresident licensees: Service of process; agreement to appear

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NRS 683A.281  Nonresident licensees: Service of process; agreement to appear.

      1.  Every nonresident licensed by this state as a producer of insurance shall appoint the Commissioner in writing as his or her attorney upon whom may be served all legal process issued in connection with any action or proceeding brought or pending in this state against or involving the licensee and relating to transactions under his or her Nevada license. The appointment is irrevocable and continues in force for so long as any such action or proceeding may arise or exist. Service of process against a nonresident producer for whom the Commissioner is attorney in fact must be made in accordance with NRS 680A.260.

      2.  Every such licensee shall likewise file with the Commissioner his or her written agreement to appear before the Commissioner pursuant to notice of hearing, show cause order or subpoena issued by the Commissioner and served upon the licensee at his or her address last of record in the Division, and that upon failure of the licensee so to appear the licensee thereby consents to any subsequent suspension, revocation or refusal of the Commissioner to continue the licensee’s license.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 1651; A 1987, 735; 1991, 1625; 1993, 1914; 2001, 2206; 2021, 2963)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2008–2008 · leading case: Council of Ins. v. Molasky-Arman (9th Cir. 2008).
Council of Ins. v. Molasky-Arman (9th Cir. 2008). “281 requires every nonresident producer of insurance to “appoint the commissioner in writing as his attorney upon whom may be served all legal process,” to agree “to appear before the commissioner pursuant to notice of hearing, show cause order or subpoena issued by the…”
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