If the defendant in any such cause shall fail or refuse to accept and receipt for certified mail containing the notice of service and copy of the process and it shall be returned to the plaintiff or Director, the original envelope as returned shall be retained and the notice and copy of the summons shall be sent by open mail and the envelope and affidavit of mailing with sufficient postage of such open letter shall be filed with the clerk of court in which such action is pending and upon the filing thereof shall have the same force and legal effect as if such process has been personally served upon such defendant.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-431.3; 1971 (57) 132.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
Chapter 9 - Summonses, Orders Of Publication And Service Of Papers Generally
Section 15-9-15. Affidavit as proof of service by publication.
Section 15-9-17. Service of summons, complaint or other judicial documents on Sunday.
Section 15-9-210. Service of process on domestic corporations.
Section 15-9-220. Service on corporations generally; who is deemed to be agent of railroad.
Section 15-9-230. Service on corporations generally; qualification as to foreign corporations.
Section 15-9-240. Service of process on authorized foreign corporation.
Section 15-9-245. Service of process on foreign corporation not authorized to do business in state.
Section 15-9-250. Service on foreign rural electric cooperatives.
Section 15-9-270. Service on insurance companies.
Section 15-9-280. Service on unauthorized insurer.
Section 15-9-285. Service on unauthorized insurer through service on Chief Insurance Commissioner.
Section 15-9-290. Service on unauthorized insurer; alternative method.
Section 15-9-310. Service on attorney of reciprocal insurance subscribers.
Section 15-9-320. Service on joint-stock companies.
Section 15-9-330. Service on unincorporated associations.
Section 15-9-370. Service on nonresident motor vehicle drivers and motor carriers.
Section 15-9-390. Service on nonresident operators of aircraft.
Section 15-9-415. Service on nonresident vessel operators.
Section 15-9-420. Service on certain traveling shows.
Section 15-9-430. Service on nonresident directors of domestic corporations.
Section 15-9-440. Service on trustees of inter vivos trusts.
Section 15-9-450. Service on nonresident individual fiduciaries.
Section 15-9-460. Service on certain nurserymen.
Section 15-9-710. When service by publication may be had.
Section 15-9-720. Service on unknown parties by publication for certain real property actions.
Section 15-9-730. Service on certain domestic corporations by publication.