{"data":{"id":"us-gu/18-gca-28501","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"18 GCA § 28501","heading":"Designation of Agent for Service of Process.","body":"Every domestic corporation may file with the Director of Revenue \u0026 Taxation a designation of a natural person, residing at a stated address in Guam, as its agent, for the purpose of service of process, and the delivery, to such agent, of a copy of any process against such corporation shall constitute valid service on such corporation. Such corporation shall file with the Director of Revenue \u0026 Taxation notice of any change in the address of the person thus designated, and may revoke any such designation by filing notice thereof with the Director of Revenue \u0026 Taxation.\nIf such designation has not been filed with the Director of Revenue \u0026 Taxation, or if process against any domestic corporation cannot, with the exercise of due diligence, be served upon the person designated or in any other manner provided by law, service may be had upon such corporation by delivering to the Director of Revenue \u0026 Taxation, or to any person employed in his office in the capacity of a deputy, duplicate copies of such process, together with any fee required by law, which shall be included in the taxable costs of the suit, action, or proceeding. Upon the receipt of such process and fee, the Director of Revenue \u0026 Taxation shall forthwith give notice of the service of such process to the corporation at its principal office in Guam, and shall deliver to such office, a copy of such process. The defendant shall appear and answer within thirty (30) days after such service upon the Director of Revenue \u0026 Taxation.","path":["Title 18: Business Structure and Function","Division 1 - Business Structure","Part 5 - Guam Business Corporation Act","Chapter 28: Guam Business Corporation Act","ARTICLE 5: DESIGNATION OF AGENT AND SERVICE OF PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/18gc028.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T03:55:38Z","sha256":"3e9f744cd9101f213c5f8b798ff78ca6060ba8f3065ff26ca6f2dd76fdc13b1a","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/18-gca-28403","next":"us-gu/18-gca-28601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}