Ohio Code § 1703.191
Ohio Code § 1703.191. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1703.191.
Any foreign corporation required to be licensed under sections 1703.01 to 1703.31 of the Revised Code , which transacts business in this state without being so licensed, shall be conclusively
presumed to have designated the secretary of state as its agent for the service of
process in any action against such corporation arising out of acts or omissions of
such corporation within this state, including, without limitation, any action to recover
the statutory forfeiture for failure to be so licensed. Pursuant to such service, suit may be brought in Franklin county, or in any county
in which such corporation did any act or transacted any business. Such service shall be made upon the secretary of state by leaving with him, or with
an assistant secretary of state, duplicate copies of such process, together with an
affidavit of the plaintiff or one of the plaintiff's attorneys, showing the last known
address of such corporation, and a fee of five dollars which shall be included as
taxable costs in case of judicial proceedings. Upon receipt of such process, affidavit, and fee the secretary of state shall forthwith
give notice to the corporation at the address specified in the affidavit and forward
to such address by certified mail, with a request for return receipt, a copy of such
process. The secretary of state shall retain a copy of such process in his files, keep a record
of any such process served upon him, and record therein the time of such service and
his action thereafter with respect thereto. This section does not affect any right to serve process upon a foreign corporation
in any other manner permitted by law.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1703.191
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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