# Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.008: COMMISSIONER AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C4001_S4001.008

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.008
- **Heading:** COMMISSIONER AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.008

## Text

In the manner provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 804, the commissioner is a corporation's or partnership's agent for service of process in a legal proceeding against the corporation or partnership if:

(1) the corporation or partnership is licensed to engage in business in this state and does not appoint or maintain an agent for service in this state;

(2) an agent for service cannot be found with reasonable diligence; or

(3) the license of the corporation or partnership is revoked.

## Nearby sections

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