(a) Signed consent to service of process. A consent to service of process complying with this section required by this chapter must be signed and filed in the form required by a rule or order under this chapter. A consent appointing the administrator the person's agent for service of process in a noncriminal action or proceeding against the person, or the person's successor or personal representative under this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter after the consent is filed, has the same force and validity as if the service were made personally on the person filing the consent. A person that has filed a consent complying with this subsection in connection with a previous application for registration or notice filing need not file an additional consent.
(b) Conduct constituting appointment of agent for service. If a person, including a nonresident of this state, engages in an act, practice, or course of business prohibited or made actionable by this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter and the person has not filed a consent to service of process under subsection (a), the act, practice, or course of business constitutes the appointment of the administrator as the person's agent for service of process in a noncriminal action or proceeding against the person or the person's successor or personal representative.
(c) Procedure for service of process. Service under subsection (a) or (b) may be made by providing a copy of the process to the office of the administrator, but it is not effective unless:
(1) the plaintiff, which may be the administrator, promptly sends notice of the service and a copy of the process, return receipt requested, to the defendant or respondent at the address set forth in the consent to service of process or, if a consent to service of process has not been filed, at the last known address, or takes other reasonable steps to give notice; and
(2) the plaintiff files an affidavit of compliance with this subsection in the action or proceeding on or before the return day of the process, if any, or within the time that the court, or the administrator in a proceeding before the administrator, allows.
(d) Service in administrative proceedings or civil actions by administrator. Service pursuant to subsection (c) may be used in a proceeding before the administrator or by the administrator in a civil action in which the administrator is the moving party.
(e) Opportunity to defend. If process is served under subsection (c), the court, or the administrator in a proceeding before the administrator, shall order continuances as are necessary or appropriate to afford the defendant or respondent reasonable opportunity to defend.
2006 c 196 art 1 s 48,52
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 80 - 80A — Securities
Chapter 80A — Regulation Of Securities
Section 80A.40 — Section 101; Short Title.
Section 80A.41 — Section 102; Definitions.
Section 80A.42 — Section 103; References To Federal Statutes.
Section 80A.43 — Section 104; References To Federal Agencies.
Section 80A.44 — Section 105; Electronic Records And Signatures.
Section 80A.45 — Section 201; Exempt Securities.
Section 80A.46 — Section 202; Exempt Transactions.
Section 80A.461 — Mnvest Registration Exemption.
Section 80A.47 — Section 203; Additional Exemptions And Waivers.
Section 80A.49 — Section 301; Securities Registration Requirement.
Section 80A.50 — Section 302; Federal Covered Securities; Small Corporate Offering Registration.
Section 80A.51 — Section 303; Securities Registration By Coordination.
Section 80A.52 — Section 304; Securities Registration By Qualification.
Section 80A.53 — Section 305; Securities Registration Filings.
Section 80A.54 — Section 306; Denial, Suspension, And Revocation Of Securities Registration.
Section 80A.55 — Section 307; Waiver And Modification.
Section 80A.56 — Section 401; Broker-dealer Registration Requirement And Exemptions.
Section 80A.57 — Section 402; Agent Registration Requirement And Exemptions.
Section 80A.58 — Section 403; Investment Adviser Registration Requirement And Exemptions.
Section 80A.60 — Section 405; Federal Covered Investment Adviser Notice Filing Requirement.
Section 80A.65 — Section 410; Fees And Expenses.
Section 80A.66 — Section 411; Postregistration Requirements.
Section 80A.68 — Section 501; General Fraud.
Section 80A.69 — Section 502; Prohibited Conduct In Providing Investment Advice.
Section 80A.70 — Section 503; Evidentiary Burden.
Section 80A.71 — Section 504; Filing Of Sales And Advertising Literature.
Section 80A.72 — Section 505; Misleading Filings.
Section 80A.73 — Section 506; Misrepresentations Concerning Registration Or Exemption.
Section 80A.74 — Section 507; Qualified Immunity.
Section 80A.75 — Section 508; Criminal Penalties.
Section 80A.76 — Section 509; Civil Liability.
Section 80A.77 — Section 510; Rescission Offers.
Section 80A.78 — Section 601; Administration.
Section 80A.79 — Section 602; Investigations And Subpoenas.
Section 80A.80 — Section 603; Civil Enforcement.
Section 80A.81 — Section 604; Administrative Enforcement.
Section 80A.82 — Section 605; Rules, Forms, Orders, Interpretative Opinions, And Hearings.
Section 80A.83 — Section 606; Administrative Files And Opinions.
Section 80A.84 — Section 607; Public Records; Confidentiality.
Section 80A.85 — Section 608; Uniformity And Cooperation With Other Agencies.
Section 80A.86 — Section 609; Judicial Review.
Section 80A.87 — Section 610; Jurisdiction.
Section 80A.88 — Section 611; Service Of Process.
Section 80A.89 — Section 612; Severability Clause.
Section 80A.91 — Agent Errors And Omissions Insurance; Choice Of Source.