A. See If the Company/Corp./ Inc. is listed?
B. Check to see if they are currently active with the State?
C. Look for recent changes in there listing?
D. See who is the Current Registered Agent?
2. The proper way to fill out The Documents:
Example:
Ford Motor Company Inc.
% CT Corporation Systems
1200 S. Pine Island Rd
Plantation Fl. 33324
Note: Put the Company Name at the top and the (In Care Of) % Underneath
3. You must have a Corporate Ending Exactly as it appears in the State Records:
(This is the biggest problem area of Rejection for CT)
Ford Motor Company Inc.
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Inc.
Ford Motor LTD
Ford Motor Company Europe
Example:
Note: All of these Companies may be listed along with many more, in the State records. If you only put Ford Motor on your Service of Process, It will be rejected by them. They do not know which Company the Attorney want it to go to. CT does not know where to send it? All 5 of the above Ford Motor Companies May have different address for CT to send their Process To.
4. One last common problem:
Do Not put a Person Name in the area of: Who you want the Service of Process delivered to. It will be rejected. The reason is that CT Corporation & most Registered can only accept process for the Companies they Represent, Exactly as Registered by the State.
Note: You can put a Person Name, and whatever in the Body of the Service of Process.
Example:
Subpoena Ducs Tecum without Deposition
To: Ford Motor Corporation
% CT Corporation Systems
1200 S. Pine Island Rd.
Plantation, FL 33324
(Short Version, But you should get the point)
Your are Commended to Appear.
Any and all Records
in connection with
Bonnie Lou
Note: CT Corporation Systems Closes each Day at 4:00P For accepting Process. They are required per their contract with there Clients, to Fed Ex all Service of Process to there Clients by 5:00 PM of the date that they are accepted by them.
Hopefully this will help all of you, in filling out your Service of Process For CT or other Registered Agents, Preventing delays, Numerous Phone Calls and having to redo your Paper work
