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Term

What is a service of process?

The formal delivery of a lawsuit or other legal papers. The registered agent receives them for the LLC.

By the Plain Charter editorial team ·

The short version

Also called
Being served

What it means for your LLC

If no one receives the papers, a court case can go forward without the company.

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