(a) The commissioner shall immediately send by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, one copy of process served on the commissioner under Section 804.201 to:
- (1) the defendant at the address supplied in the process as provided by Sections 804.201(a)(1) through (4); or
- (2) if Section 804.201(a)(5) applies, the home office or principal business office of the authorized company, as indicated in the department records.
- (b) The commissioner shall send by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, copies of process served under Section 804.108 to the last known address of the person.
- (c) On receiving the return receipt for certified or registered mail, the commissioner shall issue a certificate showing the service and proof of delivery by a return receipt to the plaintiff and clerk of the court or agency where the proceeding is pending.
- (d) The commissioner shall provide on request the certificate described by Subsection (c). The commissioner may charge a fee not to exceed $10 for the certificate.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.