California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 1 - Attorney General › Chapter 16 - Attorney General Regulations Under Master Settlement Agreement with Tobacco Product Manufacturers and Non-Participating Tobacco Product Manufacturer Law (Health and Safety Code Sections 104555-104557) › Section 999.21 - Notices of Appointment or Termination of Agent for Service of Process

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Every non-resident
				or foreign NPM that has not registered to do business in California must appoint and
				continuously engage the services of a California registered agent to receive service
				of process on behalf of the NPM and submit proof of the appointment and availability
				of the agent to the Attorney General by completing and filing a NOTICE OF
				APPOINTMENT OF REGISTERED AGENT AND REGISTERED AGENT'S STATEMENT FOR
				NON-PARTICIPATING MANUFACTURER (JUS-TOB2 Rev. 02/2011).
(b) A non-resident or foreign NPM shall provide at
				least thirty (30) days notice prior to termination of the appointment by the NPM of
				its resident agent for service of process in California by completing and filing
				with the Attorney General a notice of the termination of the agent (JUS-TOB2 Rev.
				02/2011). The NPM shall further provide proof of the appointment of a new agent at
				least 5 days before termination by the NPM of the existing appointment (JUS-TOB2
				Rev. 02/2011).
(c) In the event the
				designated agent for service terminates its agency relationship with the NPM, the
				non-resident NPM shall provide notice to the Attorney General of the termination
				within five days of receiving notice of the termination and shall include with such
				notice proof of the appointment of a new service agent by completing and filing a
				notice of the termination for service of process and appointment of new service
				agent (JUS-TOB2 Rev. 02/2011).
1. New section
				  filed 4-26-2004 as an emergency; operative 4-26-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-25-2004 pursuant to
				  Revenue and Taxation Code section
				  30165.1
				  or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY 1 (Register 2004, No.
				  49).
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-26-2004 order, including
				  amendment of subsections (b) and (c), transmitted to OAL 10-22-2004 and filed
				  12-6-2004 (Register 2004, No. 49).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)-(c)
				  filed 4-11-2011 as an emergency; operative 4-11-2011 (Register 2011, No. 15). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-10-2011 or emergency
				  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5.
				  Amendment of subsections (a)-(c) refiled 10-7-2011 as an emergency; operative
				  10-7-2011 (Register 2011, No. 40). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
				  to OAL by 1-5-2012 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
				  following day.
6. Amendment of subsections (a)-(c) refiled 1-3-2012 as an
				  emergency; operative 1-5-2012 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)
				  (Register 2012, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
				  4-5-2012 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-3-2012 order transmitted to OAL
				  3-26-2012 and filed 5-7-2012 (Register 2012, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 30165.1(o),
					 Revenue and Taxation Code. Reference: Section
					 30165.1(f),
					 Revenue and Taxation Code.