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has not been obtained and filed, shall be effected by delivering a copy of the summons and of the
pleading to a partner, an officer, a managing or general agent, or to any other agent authorized by
appointment or by law to receive service of process and, if the agent is one authorized by statute
to receive service and the statute so requires, by also mailing a copy to the party on whose behalf
the agent accepted or received service.
K. Service of Summons Upon a Domestic Corporation If Authorized Officer or Agent
Not Found Within the State. When a domestic corporation does not have an officer or agent in
this state upon which legal service of process can be made, service upon such domestic
corporation shall be effected by depositing two (2) copies of the summons and of the pleading
being served in the office of the Corporation Commission, which shall be deemed personal
service on such corporation. The return of the sheriff of the county in which the action or
proceeding is brought that after diligent search or inquiry the sheriff has been unable to find any
officer or agent of such corporation upon whom process may be served, shall be prima facie
evidence that the corporation does not have such an officer or agent in this state. The
Corporation Commission shall file one of the copies in its office and immediately mail the other
copy, postage prepaid, to the office of the corporation, or to the president, secretary or any
director or officer of such corporation as appears or is ascertained by the Corporation
Commission from the articles of incorporation or other papers on file in its office, or otherwise.
L. Alternative or Substituted Service. If service by one of the means set forth in the
preceding paragraphs of this rule proves impracticable, then service may be accomplished in
such manner, other than by publication, as the court, upon motion and without notice, may direct.
Whenever the court allows an alternative or substitute form of service pursuant to this subpart,
reasonable efforts shall be undertaken by the party making service to assure that actual notice of
the commencement of the action is provided to the person to be served and, in any event, the
summons and the pleading to be served, as well as any order of the court authorizing an
alternative method of service, shall be mailed to the last known business or residence address of
the person to be served. Service by publication may be employed only under the circumstances,
and in accordance with the procedures, specified in paragraph M of this rule and Rule 42(D).
M. Service by Publication; Return. Service by publication is not sufficient to confer
jurisdiction upon the court to determine issues of paternity, child support, spousal maintenance,
division of marital property, or any other issue requiring personal jurisdiction over a party. In
actions involving dissolution of a marriage, custody, or any other issue not requiring personal
jurisdiction over a party, and where the person to be served is one whose residence is unknown
to the party seeking service but whose last known residence address was within the state, or has
avoided service of process, and service by publication is the best means practicable under the
circumstances for providing notice of the institution of the action, then service may be made by
publication in accordance with the requirements of this subpart. Such service shall be made by
publication of the summons, and of a statement as to the manner in which a copy of the pleading
being served may be obtained, at least once a week for four successive weeks (1) in a newspaper
published in the county where the action is pending, and (2) in a newspaper published in the
county of the last known residence of the person to be served, if different from the county where
the action is pending. If no newspaper is published in any such county, then the required
publications shall be made in a newspaper published in an adjoining county. The service shall be
complete thirty days after the first publication. When the residence of the person to be served is
known, the party or officer making service shall also, on or before the date of the first