Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-612
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Nonresident transferees - Service of process
Official statutory text
A transferee who is a nonresident of this state, and any persons
acting in concert or participating with or controlling such
transferee, who makes or solicits an offer to effect a transfer, or
who makes an agreement to effect a transfer, shall be deemed:
1. To have agreed to be subject to the jurisdiction of the
Commission and the courts of the state with respect to any action or
proceeding commenced under this act;
2. To have designated the Secretary of State as the lawful
agent for receipt of service of process with respect to any action
or proceeding commenced under this act, if no such agent has
previously been designated; and
3. To have agreed that any summons or other notice of suit or
proceeding served on the Secretary of State as agent for service of
process shall have the same legal force and validity as if
personally served in this state, provided that the addresses of the
transferee, or persons acting in concert or participating with or
controlling such transferee, are known to the Commission or the
Secretary of State, and the Secretary of State promptly sends notice
of service and a copy of the process by registered mail to the
transferee, and persons acting in concert or participating with or
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controlling such transferee, on or before the return day of the
process, or within such further time as the Commission may allow.
acting in concert or participating with or controlling such
transferee, who makes or solicits an offer to effect a transfer, or
who makes an agreement to effect a transfer, shall be deemed:
1. To have agreed to be subject to the jurisdiction of the
Commission and the courts of the state with respect to any action or
proceeding commenced under this act;
2. To have designated the Secretary of State as the lawful
agent for receipt of service of process with respect to any action
or proceeding commenced under this act, if no such agent has
previously been designated; and
3. To have agreed that any summons or other notice of suit or
proceeding served on the Secretary of State as agent for service of
process shall have the same legal force and validity as if
personally served in this state, provided that the addresses of the
transferee, or persons acting in concert or participating with or
controlling such transferee, are known to the Commission or the
Secretary of State, and the Secretary of State promptly sends notice
of service and a copy of the process by registered mail to the
transferee, and persons acting in concert or participating with or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas Page 264
controlling such transferee, on or before the return day of the
process, or within such further time as the Commission may allow.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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