35-18-110. Jurisdiction and venue over nonresident manufacturers and dealers.

(a) A court of this state shall exercise jurisdiction over nonresident mobile home manufacturers and dealers on the basis of their conduct of business within this state, whether or not the importation or sale is accomplished directly or indirectly through agents, dealers, representatives or transferees.

(b) No mobile home shall be imported into this state unless the manufacturer, dealer and their agents, distributors and transferees undertake to provide the warranty required by this act for the benefit of the purchaser.

(c) Each importation of a mobile home for sale in this state by a nonresident manufacturer or dealer is an irrevocable appointment by the manufacturer or dealer or the secretary of state to be his lawful attorney upon whom may be served all legal processes in any action or proceeding against the manufacturer or dealer arising out of the importation of the mobile home into this state.

(d) The secretary of state upon whom processes and notices may be served under this section shall, upon being served with process or notice, mail a copy by registered mail to the nonresident manufacturer or dealer at the nonresident address given in the papers served. The original shall be returned with proper certificate of service attached for filing in court as proof of service. The service fee shall be two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each defendant served. The secretary of state shall keep a record of all such processes and notices, which record shall show the day and hour of service.