{"code":"INS","codeName":"Insurance Code","section":"1603","citation":"Ins. Code, § 1603","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE [100. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1"},{"name":"PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE [680. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Foreign Insurers [1561. - 1620.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Agent for Service of Process [1600. - 1605.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-4/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 808, Sec. 2.   Effective January 1, 2000.","effective":"2000-01-01","html":"<p>The person appointed and designated pursuant to Section <a href=\"/ins/1600\">1600</a> shall be deemed in law a general agent, and shall for service of process be the principal agent of the insurer in this state.</p>","text":"The person appointed and designated pursuant to Section 1600 shall be deemed in law a general agent, and shall for service of process be the principal agent of the insurer in this state.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/agent-for-service-of-process-1603","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}