{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-71-71-664","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 71, § 71-664","heading":"Consent to service of process - Service","body":"A. Every applicant for registration under this Code shall file\n\nwith the Administrator, in such form as prescribed by rule, an\n\nirrevocable consent appointing the Administrator or successor in\n\noffice to be his or her attorney to receive service of any lawful\n\nprocess in any noncriminal suit, action or proceeding against the\n\napplicant or his or her successor, executor, or administrator which\n\narises under this Code or any rule or order issued hereunder after\n\nthe consent has been filed, with the same validity as if served\n\npersonally on the person filing the consent. The consent need not\n\nbe filed by a person who has filed a consent in connection with a\n\nprevious registration which is then in effect. Service may be made\n\nby leaving a copy of the process in the office of the Administrator,\n\nbut is not effective unless the plaintiff, who may be the\n\nAdministrator in the suit, action, or proceeding instituted by him\n\nor her, promptly sends notice of the service and a copy of the\n\nprocess by registered or certified mail to the defendant or\n\nrespondent at the last address on file with the Administrator, and\n\nthe plaintiff's affidavit of compliance with this subsection is\n\nfiled in the case on or before the return of the process, or within\n\nsuch time as the court allows.\n\nB. When any person including any nonresident in this state,\n\nengages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by this Code or any\n\nrule or order hereunder, and has not filed a consent to service of\n\nprocess under subsection A of this section and personal jurisdiction\n\nover the person cannot otherwise be obtained in this state, that\n\nconduct shall be considered equivalent to appointment of the\n\nAdministrator to be the person's attorney to receive service of any\n\nlawful process in any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding\n\nagainst the person or his or her successor, executor, or\n\nadministrator which arises out of that conduct and which is brought\n\nunder this Code or any rule or order hereunder with the same\n\nvalidity as if served on the person personally. Service may be made\n\nby leaving a copy of the process in the office of the Administrator,\n\nbut it is not effective unless the plaintiff, who may be the\n\nAdministrator in a suit, action, or proceeding instituted by the\n\nAdministrator, promptly sends notice of the service and a copy of\n\nthe process by registered or certified mail to the defendant or\n\nrespondent at the last-known address or takes other steps which are\n\nreasonably calculated to give actual notice and the plaintiff's\n\naffidavit of compliance with this subsection is filed in the case on\n\nor before the return day of the process or within such time as the\n\ncourt allows.\n\nC. When process is served under this section, the court or the\n\nAdministrator in a proceeding before the Administrator, shall order\n\nsuch continuance as is necessary to afford the defendant or\n\nrespondent reasonable opportunity to defend.","path":["OK Code","Title 71"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os71.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"00bb49b7b5241ba1b1925e5fce478f573150560c965c2555b010a807c653d30b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-71-71-663","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-71-71-665"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}