Sec. 505.005. SERVICE OF NOTICE OR PROCESS ON SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) On receipt of a notice or process described by Section 505.004(a)(2), the secretary of state shall promptly forward the notice or process by registered or certified mail to the officer, agent, or other person designated by the foreign corporate fiduciary under Section 505.004 to receive the notice or process.
(b) Service of notice or process described by Section 505.004(a)(2) on the secretary of state as agent for a foreign corporate fiduciary has the same effect as if personal service had been had in this state on the foreign corporate fiduciary.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries
Chapter 505 - Foreign Personal Representatives, Trustees, and Fiduciaries
Subchapter A. Foreign Corporate Fiduciary
Section 505.002. Applicability of Other Law
Section 505.003. Authority of Foreign Corporate Fiduciary to Serve in Fiduciary Capacity
Section 505.004. Filing Requirements; Designation
Section 505.005. Service of Notice or Process on Secretary of State