Term
Service of process, unpacked
The official act of delivering a lawsuit to a company. For an LLC the delivery goes to its registered agent, who accepts the papers on the company's behalf.
Inside the term
- Also labeled
- Being served
- Nearby terms
- Registered agent bundled with Registered office bundled with Statutory agent, resident agent and other names
What to do with it
It cannot be scheduled. It happens the day a claim is filed against the LLC.
Where it turns up
You will meet it in these pages: What is inside LLC formation in each state, What is inside the agent rule in each state, Second-state registration, unpacked by state.