Nombramiento de abogado para acciones legales por accidentes de vehículos

Explicación Simple

Si te vas de Minnesota por más de seis meses después de un accidente, se considera que has nombrado a una persona para recibir documentos legales en tu nombre. Esto significa que cualquier demanda que te envíen, se puede enviar a esta persona y es como si te la enviaran a ti directamente.

Es como dejarle a un amigo la llave de tu casa para que reciba el correo cuando estás de vacaciones. Aunque no estés allí, tu amigo puede manejar cualquier cosa que llegue.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tuvo un accidente de auto en Minnesota y luego se muda a otro estado por trabajo. Si pasa más de seis meses sin regresar, cualquier demanda relacionada con el accidente puede enviarse a la oficina del Comisionado de Seguridad Pública de Minnesota. Juan seguirá siendo responsable de atender esa demanda aunque no esté presente en el estado.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

The use and operation by a resident of this state or the resident's agent, or by a nonresident or the nonresident's agent, of a motor vehicle within the state of Minnesota, is deemed an irrevocable appointment by the resident if absent from this state continuously for six months or more following an accident, or by the nonresident at any time, of the commissioner of public safety to be the resident's or nonresident's true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all legal process in any action or proceeding against the resident or nonresident or the executor, administrator, or personal representative of the resident or nonresident growing out of the use and operation of a motor vehicle within this state, resulting in damages or loss to person or property, whether the damage or loss occurs on a highway or on abutting public or private property. This appointment is binding upon the nonresident's executor, administrator, or personal representative. The use or operation of a motor vehicle by the resident or nonresident is a signification of agreement that any process in any action against the resident or nonresident or executor, administrator, or personal representative of the resident or nonresident that is so served has the same legal force and validity as if served upon the resident or nonresident personally or on the executor, administrator, or personal representative of the resident or nonresident. Service of process must be made by serving a copy thereof upon the commissioner or by filing a copy in the commissioner's office, together with payment of a fee of $20, and is deemed sufficient service upon the absent resident or the nonresident or the executor, administrator, or personal representative of the resident or nonresident; provided that notice of service and a