Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-312
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Rules and regulations - Nonresidents transacting business
Official statutory text
with Commission - Agent for service of process - Appointment -
Secretary of State as agent - Financial statement by bidders.
The Commission shall have authority to promulgate such
reasonable rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for the
proper and orderly transaction of its business. Every nonresident
person, natural or artificial, firm or entity, including any
corporation not domiciled in this state, shall, before it be
permitted to transact business or continue business with the
Commission, appoint and maintain an agent upon whom service or
process may be had in any action to which such person, natural or
artificial, firm or entity shall be a party. Such agent shall
reside in the State of Oklahoma and shall file with the Secretary of
State a formal declaration as to his place of residence in the State
of Oklahoma. Service had upon such agent shall be taken and held as
service upon such person, natural or artificial, firm or entity.
Such appointment, properly executed and acknowledged, shall be filed
with the Secretary of State and shall give the residence address or
place of business of such agent. Contractors or other persons
desiring to bid upon construction or maintenance work shall be
required to submit a financial statement and such other information
as the Commission may deem necessary or desirable, such statement
and information to be on file with the Commission for a period of at
least ten (10) days prior to the date on which they expect or desire
to submit bid or bids to the Commission. Any person, natural or
artificial, firm or entity failing to comply with the provisions of
this section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of
State as his service agent in accordance with the provisions of
Title 47, Sections 391 - 398, O.S.1961, as amended, and service of
process may be had as therein provided.
Secretary of State as agent - Financial statement by bidders.
The Commission shall have authority to promulgate such
reasonable rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for the
proper and orderly transaction of its business. Every nonresident
person, natural or artificial, firm or entity, including any
corporation not domiciled in this state, shall, before it be
permitted to transact business or continue business with the
Commission, appoint and maintain an agent upon whom service or
process may be had in any action to which such person, natural or
artificial, firm or entity shall be a party. Such agent shall
reside in the State of Oklahoma and shall file with the Secretary of
State a formal declaration as to his place of residence in the State
of Oklahoma. Service had upon such agent shall be taken and held as
service upon such person, natural or artificial, firm or entity.
Such appointment, properly executed and acknowledged, shall be filed
with the Secretary of State and shall give the residence address or
place of business of such agent. Contractors or other persons
desiring to bid upon construction or maintenance work shall be
required to submit a financial statement and such other information
as the Commission may deem necessary or desirable, such statement
and information to be on file with the Commission for a period of at
least ten (10) days prior to the date on which they expect or desire
to submit bid or bids to the Commission. Any person, natural or
artificial, firm or entity failing to comply with the provisions of
this section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of
State as his service agent in accordance with the provisions of
Title 47, Sections 391 - 398, O.S.1961, as amended, and service of
process may be had as therein provided.
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