Service of out of state defendants in a motor vehicle accident

In my last post I discussed Huggins v. Santos, in which the Massachusetts Appellate Division ruled that service on the insurance company of an out of state defendant is not proper.

In a footnote the court did state how an out of state defendant in a motor vehicle accident claim can be served: pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90 § 3C, service may be made upon the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles and mailing a copy of the process by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the defendant.