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The consent shall stipulate that such service of process or pleadings on the Director shall be taken and held in all courts to be as valid and binding as if due service had been made upon the applicant in the Commonwealth of Virginia.B\n\nAny process or pleadings served upon the Director shall be filed by the Director in his office and a copy thereof immediately forwarded by registered mail to the main office of the licensee at the last known address.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226188,"text":"Every nonresident applicant shall file with the Real Estate Board an irrevocable consent that suits and actions may be commenced against such applicant in the proper court of any county or city of this Commonwealth in which a cause of action may arise or in which the plaintiff may reside, by the service of any process or pleading authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth on the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. 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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 1993, chapter 499.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":240007,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61962,"identifier":"54.1-2111","token":"54.1\/II\/21\/1\/54.1-2111","url":"\/54.1-2111\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2111\/","token":"54.1\/II\/21\/1\/54.1-2111","dublin_core":{"Title":"Consent to suits and service of process by nonresidents; manner of service","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2111","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Every nonresident applicant shall file with the Real Estate Board an irrevocable consent that suits and actions may be commenced against such applicant in the proper <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of any county or city of this Commonwealth in which a <span class=\"dictionary\">cause of action<\/span> may arise or in which the <span class=\"dictionary\">plaintiff<\/span> may reside, by the service of any process or pleading authorized by the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth on the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The consent shall stipulate that such <span class=\"dictionary\">service of process<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">pleadings<\/span> on the Director shall be taken and held in all <span class=\"dictionary\">courts<\/span> to be as valid and binding as if due service had been made upon the applicant in the Commonwealth of Virginia. <a id=\"paragraph-226188\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2111\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any process or <span class=\"dictionary\">pleadings<\/span> served upon the Director shall be filed by the Director in his office and a copy thereof immediately forwarded by registered mail to the main office of the licensee at the last known address. <a id=\"paragraph-226189\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2111\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONSENT TO SUITS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS BY NONRESIDENTS; MANNER OF SERVICE (\u00a7\n54.1-2111)\n\nA. Every nonresident applicant shall file with the Real Estate Board an\nirrevocable consent that suits and actions may be commenced against such\napplicant in the proper court of any county or city of this Commonwealth in\nwhich a cause of action may arise or in which the plaintiff may reside, by the\nservice of any process or pleading authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth\non the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.\nThe consent shall stipulate that such service of process or pleadings on the\nDirector shall be taken and held in all courts to be as valid and binding as if\ndue service had been made upon the applicant in the Commonwealth of Virginia.\n\nB. Any process or pleadings served upon the Director shall be filed by the\nDirector in his office and a copy thereof immediately forwarded by registered\nmail to the main office of the licensee at the last known address.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-773, 54-774; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 499.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}