Insurance Code § 804.201

Sec. 804.201. PROCEDURE FOR SERVING COMMISSIONER. (a) Process served by serving the commissioner under this chapter must be directed to the defendant and include: (1) for an unauthorized person or insurer, the name and address of the person or insurer to be served; (2) for a risk retention group, the name and address of the group to be served; (3) for a surplus lines insurer, the name and address of the insurer to be served; (4) for an unincorporated association, trust, or other organization formed under Chapter 1505, the name and address of the association, trust, or organization; or (5) for an authorized company, the name and address of the company as it appears in the department records. (b) Process may be served on the commissioner: (1) personally by a disinterested person who is at least 18 years of age leaving two copies of the process at the office of the department during regular business hours with: (A) the commissioner; or (B) an appointee of the commissioner authorized to receive process; or (2) by certified or registered mail. (c) A fee not to exceed $50, payable by check or money order to the department, must accompany each process served on the commissioner. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2E.004, eff. April 1, 2009.