P.R. Laws tit. 26, § 951o
(1) A nonresident producer, before his license is issued, shall irrevocably appoint the Commissioner as his/her proxy to receive service of legal process issued against the licensee upon causes of action arising in Puerto Rico out of transactions under the license. Service upon the Commissioner as proxy shall constitute effective legal service upon the licensee.
(2) Duplicate copies of said legal process shall be served to the Commissioner by persons competent to serve a summons. At the time of service the plaintiff shall pay to the Commissioner ten dollars ($10) to cover the costs for transacting the service. Upon receipt of the service the Commissioner shall forthwith remit one of the copies of the process by registered mail with return receipt requested to the defendant nonresident producer at his/her last address as it appears in the files of the office of the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall keep a register of the day and hour of service of all such processes.
(3) No other action shall be taken against the defendant nonresident producer nor shall he/she be required to appear or plead until forty-five (45) days have elapsed from the date of the service to the Commissioner.
History —Ins. Code, added as § 9.280 on Jan. 19, 2006, No. 10, § 8, eff. 120 days after Jan. 19, 2006.