Georgia Code, Title 40, Chapter 12 - Actions Against Nonresident Motorists

• § 40-12-1 - Appointment of Secretary of State As Agent for Service of Process on Nonresidents; Nonresident Minor
  (a) The acceptance by any nonresident of this state, whether a person, firm, or corporation, of the rights and privileges conferred by the laws...
• § 40-12-2 - How Service on Nonresident Made
  Service of process upon a nonresident pursuant to Code Section 40-12-1 shall be made by serving a copy of the complaint or other pleading...
• § 40-12-3 - Venue of Actions Against Nonresidents; Nonresident Joint Defendant
  All actions brought under this chapter relating to the use of the highways of this state by nonresident motorists shall be brought in the...
• § 40-12-4 - Records to Be Kept by Secretary of State
  The Secretary of State or his successor in office shall keep a record of all processes, which record shall show the day and hour...
• § 40-12-5 - Certificate of Service to Be Sent to Clerk of Court; Time for Answering Complaint
  The Secretary of State or his successor in office, within three days from the date of the service upon him of the summons or...
• § 40-12-6 - Continuances
  The court in which an action brought against a nonresident pursuant to this chapter is pending shall cause any such action to be continued...
• § 40-12-7 - Designation of Employees to Perform Functions of Secretary of State
  The Secretary of State is authorized and empowered to designate such of his employees as he deems necessary for the purposes of accepting service...
• § 40-12-8 - Service Upon Personal Representative
  If any person upon whom service of process is authorized by this chapter shall die, or be or become insane, or shall not be...

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