                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ALTERNATE METHOD OF SERVICE (§ 38.2-803)

A. Service of process or notice in any action, suit or proceeding shall be valid
if:

   1. Served upon any person within this Commonwealth who, in this Commonwealth
   on behalf of the unlicensed insurer, is (i) soliciting insurance, (ii) making,
   issuing, or delivering any insurance contract, or (iii) collecting or
   receiving any premium, membership fee, assessment or other consideration for
   insurance; and

   2. A copy of the process or notice is sent within ten days thereafter by
   registered mail to the unlicensed insurer at its last known principal place of
   business.

B. A post-office receipt showing the sender&#8217;s name, and the unlicensed
insurer&#8217;s name and address, and the plaintiff&#8217;s or plaintiff&#8217;s
attorney&#8217;s affidavit of compliance with the procedures set out in
subsection A of this section shall be filed with the clerk of the court in which
the proceeding is pending on or before the date the unlicensed insurer is
required to appear, or within such further time as the court allows.

HISTORY: 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-66; 1986, c. 562.