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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. No person shall be, act as or purport to be a representative of a motor club in this state unless then registered as such with the superintendent by the motor club.
B. To qualify for registration the applicant shall:
(1) be an individual not less than eighteen years of age;
(2) be of good personal and business reputation;
(3) not previously have been refused registration or had registration revoked;
(4) be suitable and competent to act as such representative; and
(5) intend in good faith to act and hold himself out as such a representative.
C. As part of an application for registration, a nonresident applicant shall appoint the superintendent, on a form prescribed and furnished by the superintendent, as agent on whom may be served all legal process issued by a court in this state in any action involving the nonresident registrant. The appointment is irrevocable and continues for so long as an action involving the nonresident registrant could arise. Duplicate copies of process shall be served upon the superintendent or other person in apparent charge of the insurance division during the superintendent's absence, accompanied by payment of the process service fee specified in Section 59A-6-1 NMSA 1978. Upon service the superintendent shall promptly forward a copy by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the nonresident registrant at his last address of record with the superintendent. Process served and copy forwarded as so provided constitutes personal service upon the nonresident registrant.
D. A nonresident registrant shall also file with the superintendent a written agreement to appear before the superintendent pursuant to a notice of hearing, show cause order or subpoena issued by the superintendent and deposited, postage paid, by certified mail in a letter depository of the United States post office, addressed to the nonresident registrant at his last address of record with the superintendent, and that upon failure of the nonresident registrant to appear, the nonresident registrant consents to subsequent suspension, revocation or refusal of the superintendent to continue the license.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 59A. Insurance Code § 59A-50-13. Registered representatives required; qualifications for registration - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-59a-insurance-code/nm-st-sect-59a-50-13/
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