Sec. 8196.
(1) Each society authorized to do business in this state shall appoint in writing the commissioner and each successor in office to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful process in any action or proceeding against it shall be served, and shall agree in that writing that any lawful process against it that is served on the commissioner shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon the society, and that the authority shall continue in force so long as any liability remains outstanding in this state. Copies of the appointment, certified by the commissioner, shall be sufficient evidence thereof and shall be admitted in evidence with the same force and effect as the original might be admitted.
(2) Service shall only be made upon the commissioner, or the commissioner's deputy. Service shall be made in duplicate and shall constitute sufficient service upon the society. If legal process against a society is served upon the commissioner, the commissioner shall forward immediately 1 of the duplicate copies prepaid and directed to the secretary or corresponding officer of the society. Such service shall not require a society to file its answer, pleading, or defense in less than 30 days from the date of mailing the copy of the service to a society. Legal process shall not be served upon a society except in the manner provided in this section and upon payment of the fee specified in section 456.
History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 Popular Name: Act 218
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956
Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)
218-1956-81A - Chapter 81a Fraternal Benefit Societies (500.8161...500.8199a)
Section 500.8161 - Definitions.
Section 500.8162 - Society Governed by Chapter; Exemption.
Section 500.8163 - Society as Charitable and Benevolent Institution; Tax Exemption.
Section 500.8164 - Definition of Fraternal Benefit Society.
Section 500.8165 - Society Operating on Lodge System; Requirements; Lodges for Children.
Section 500.8170 - Personal Liability; Indemnification and Reimbursement; Purchase of Insurance.
Section 500.8171 - Waiver of Society's Laws.
Section 500.8173 - Reincorporation Not Required.
Section 500.8174 - Amendment to Laws.
Section 500.8175 - Not for Profit Institution; Purposes; Reporting Real or Personal Property.
Section 500.8176 - Reinsurance Agreement.
Section 500.8178 - Domestic Fraternal Benefit Society as Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Section 500.8179 - Contractual Benefits; Specifying Persons Covered in Rules.
Section 500.8181 - Attachment, Garnishment, or Other Process.
Section 500.8182 - Benefit Contracts.
Section 500.8184 - Investments Generally.
Section 500.8186 - Standards of Valuation for Certificates; Excess Reserves.
Section 500.8187 - Reports; Annual Statement; Valuation of Certificates; Penalty.
Section 500.8189 - Examination of Society.
Section 500.8190 - Foreign or Alien Society; License Required; Compliance; Conditions.
Section 500.8193 - Application or Petition for Injunction; Recognition.
Section 500.8194 - Agent of Society; License Required; Exceptions.
Section 500.8195 - Society Subject to Chapter 20.
Section 500.8196 - Service of Process.
Section 500.8198 - Decisions and Findings of Commissioner; Judicial Review.
Section 500.8199 - Exemptions.
Section 500.8199a - Additional Chapters and Provisions Applicable to Fraternal Benefit Society.