Sec. 20-329c. Secretary as agent for service of process; bond; license required.
Sec. 20-329c. Secretary as agent for service of process; bond; license required.
Except as provided in section 20-329b, no subdivision or lot, parcel, unit or interest in
any subdivision shall in any way be offered or disposed of in this state by any person
or broker until: (1) Such person or broker has appointed in writing the Secretary of the
State and his or her successors in office to be such person's or broker's attorney, upon
whom all process, in any action or proceeding against such person or broker, may be
served. Such person or broker shall agree in such written appointment that any process
against such person or broker which is served on the Secretary of the State shall be of
the same legal force and validity as if served on such person or broker and that such
appointment shall continue in force as long as any liability remains outstanding against
such person or broker in this state. Such written appointment shall be acknowledged
before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall be filed in the
office of the Secretary of the State, and copies certified by the Secretary of the State
shall be sufficient evidence of such appointment and agreement; (2) such person or
broker has posted with the commission such bond, in favor of the state, as the commission
may require with surety in such amount as the commission may in its discretion determine. No bond which may be required under sections 20-329a to 20-329m, inclusive,
shall be accepted for filing unless it is with a surety company authorized to do business
in this state. Any person aggrieved by an act of the principal named in such bond in
violation of the provisions of this chapter may proceed on such bond against the principal
or surety therein, or both, to recover damages; and (3) such person or broker has received
a license under section 20-329f. Any person or broker violating the provisions of this
section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars and not more than five thousand
dollars for each offense.
(1969, P.A. 697, S. 3; P.A. 98-10, S. 44; P.A. 07-217, S. 88.)
History: P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes, effective July 12, 2007.