(a) Every mutual aid association, at the time of filing application for its certificate of authority, shall, by a duly executed instrument filed with the commissioner, on a form as designated and furnished by the commissioner, designate the principal office of the association in this state and constitute and appoint the commissioner, and his successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful process in actions or legal proceedings against it may be served; and the association shall agree that any lawful process against it which may be served upon its said attorney shall be of the same force and validity as if served on the association itself and that the authority thereof shall continue in force irrevocably as long as any liability remains outstanding against it in this state.
(b) Two copies of any process issued by any court of record in this state and served upon the commissioner or the person in charge of the commissioner's office by the proper officer of Montgomery County shall be deemed a sufficient service on the association; and the commissioner, promptly after such service of process, shall forward by registered or certified mail one of the copies of such process to the association at its principal place of business referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Within 30 days after the change of address of its principal office in this state, the association shall file written notice thereof with the commissioner.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 30 - Mutual Aid Associations.
Section 27-30-1 - "Mutual Aid Association" Defined.
Section 27-30-2 - Applicability of Chapter - Generally.
Section 27-30-3 - Applicability of Chapter - Exceptions.
Section 27-30-4 - Authorization to Act As, or For, Association - Generally.
Section 27-30-5 - Authorization to Act As, or For, Association - Requirements.
Section 27-30-6 - Capital Stock or Surplus Requirements for Existing Associations.
Section 27-30-7 - Name of Association.
Section 27-30-8 - Certificate of Authority - Application.
Section 27-30-9 - Certificate of Authority - Issuance or Refusal.
Section 27-30-10 - Certificate of Authority - Expiration; Renewal.
Section 27-30-11 - Certificate of Authority - Suspension or Revocation - Grounds.
Section 27-30-12 - Certificate of Authority - Suspension or Revocation - Procedure.
Section 27-30-14 - Contracts - Issuance; Contents; Approval by Commissioner.
Section 27-30-15 - Contracts - Limits of Risk.
Section 27-30-16 - Contracts - Annual Valuation - Benefits Payable in Cash.
Section 27-30-17 - Contracts - Annual Valuation - Benefits, Aid, or Services Other Than Cash.
Section 27-30-18 - Deposit - Amounts; Purpose; Kind.
Section 27-30-19 - Deposit - Administration.
Section 27-30-20 - Funds of Association.
Section 27-30-21 - Accounts and Records.
Section 27-30-22 - Annual Statement; Furnishing of Other Information.
Section 27-30-23 - Duty of Officers and Agents.
Section 27-30-24 - Examinations by Commissioner.
Section 27-30-25 - Exemption of Resident Members', etc., Interest From Process.
Section 27-30-26 - Incorporation and Financing of New Associations.
Section 27-30-27 - Qualification of Corporation for Original Certificate of Authority.
Section 27-30-28 - Increase or Decrease of Capital Stock.
Section 27-30-29 - Membership; Meetings of Members; Voting Rights.
Section 27-30-30 - Directors or Trustees.
Section 27-30-32 - Applicability of Chapters 7 and 8a.
Section 27-30-33 - Applicability of Other Provisions.
Section 27-30-34 - Provision of Domestic Life and Disability Insurance Pursuant to Chapter 3.