(a) Each registered agent designated by a transient merchant shall be a resident of the county and shall be agent of the transient merchant upon whom any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the transient merchant may be served.
(b) The registered agent shall agree in writing to act as such agent, and a copy of the agreement to so act shall be filed by the transient merchant with the registration.
(c) The county clerk of each county shall maintain an alphabetical list of all transient merchants in the county and the names and addresses of their registered agents.
(d) If any transient merchant doing business or having done business in any county within the state shall fail to have or maintain a registered agent in the county or if the registered agent cannot be found at his or her permanent address, the county clerk shall be an agent of the transient merchant for service of all process, notices, or demands.
(e) Service on the county clerk shall be made by delivering to and leaving with him or her, or any person designated by the clerk to receive the service, duplicate copies of the process, notice, or demand.
(f) When any process, notice, or demand is served on the clerk, he or she shall immediately cause one (1) copy to be forwarded by registered or certified mail to the permanent address of the transient merchant.
(g) The provisions of this section shall not limit or otherwise affect the right of any person to serve any process, notice, or demand in any other manner now or hereafter authorized by law.