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Rule 54.15 – Service on Secretary of State, Secretary of Public Service Commission and Director of Insurance

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Missouri

(a) Service of Process. Service of process on the secretary of state, secretary of the public service commission or director of insurance shall be made by serving a copy of the summons and petition, together with any remittance fixed by statute, on the respective official. The service of process shall be made as provided in Rule 54.13 or Rule 54.16.
(b) Notice to Defendant. The secretary of state, secretary of the public service commission or director of the department of insurance shall forthwith mail to the defendant at the defendant’s last known address a copy of such service and a copy of the summons and petition. The mailing shall be by registered or certified mail requesting a return receipt signed by addressee only.
(c) Form of Notice. The notice provided for in Rule 54.15(b) shall be in substantially the following form:

To (here insert the name of the defendant and defendant’s last known address.)
You will take notice that original process in the suit against you, a copy of which is attached hereto, was duly served upon you at Jefferson City, Missouri, by serving the same on (here insert the name of the public official.)
Dated at __________, Missouri, this _____ day of ___________, 19____
______________________
(appropriate official)

Mo. R. Civ. P. 54.15

Adopted Jan. 19, 1973, eff. Sept. 1, 1973. Amended June 1, 1993, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.