Pursuant to Section 706 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 31-5607.06; D.C. Register at 47 DCR 7883), each broker-dealer and each agent shall file with its initial application for license an irrevocable consent to service of process on the form provided for that purpose, appointing the Commissioner or his or her successor in office to be the person's attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any non-criminal suit, action, or proceeding against the person or his or her successor, executor, or administrator which shall arise, after the consent has been filed, under the Act or any rule or order thereunder, with the same force and validity as if served personally on the person filing the consent.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 26, r. 26-B113