Section 1394.5 Of Article 8.5. Service Of Process From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.2. >> Article 8.5.
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. When any person, including any nonresident of this state,
engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by this chapter or
any rule, regulation, or order adopted hereunder, whether or not the
person has filed a power of attorney under subdivision (j) of Section
1351, and personal jurisdiction over the person cannot otherwise be
obtained in this state, that conduct shall be considered equivalent
to the appointment of the director or the director's successor in
office to be the attorney in fact to receive any lawful process in
any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the person or the
person's successor, executor, or administrator which arises out of
that conduct and which is brought under this chapter or any rule,
regulation, or order adopted hereunder, with the same force and
validity as if personally served. Service may be made by leaving a
copy of the process in the office of the director, but it is not
effective unless the plaintiff or petitioner, who may be the director
in a suit, action, or proceeding instituted by him or her, forthwith
sends notice of the service and a copy of the process by registered
or certified mail to the defendant or respondent at his or her last
known address or takes other steps which are reasonably calculated to
give actual notice, and in a court action, an affidavit of
compliance with this section is filed in the case on or before the
return day of the process, if any, or within such further time as the
court allows. In the case of administrative orders issued by the
director, the affidavit of compliance need not be filed with the
administrative tribunal unless the respondent requests a hearing.