2012 New York Consolidated Laws
LLC - Limited Liability Company Law
Article 3 - (301 - 305) SERVICE OF PROCESS
301 - Statutory designation of secretary of state as agent for service of process.

 
    §  301.  Statutory  designation  of  secretary  of  state as agent for
  service of process. (a) The secretary of state shall  be  the  agent  of
  every  domestic  limited  liability  company  that  has  filed  with the
  department of state articles of organization making such designation and
  every foreign limited liability company upon which process may be served
  pursuant to this chapter.
    (b) No domestic or foreign limited liability company may be formed  or
  authorized  to  do  business in this state under this chapter unless its
  articles of organization or application  for  authority  designates  the
  secretary of state as such agent.
    (c) Any designated post office address to which the secretary of state
  shall  mail  a  copy  of  process  served  upon him or her as agent of a
  domestic limited  liability  company  or  a  foreign  limited  liability
  company  shall  continue  until  the  filing of a certificate under this
  chapter directing the mailing to a different post office address.
    (e) Every limited liability company to  which  this  chapter  applies,
  shall  biennially  in  the  calendar  month during which its articles of
  organization or application for authority were filed, or effective  date
  thereof if stated, file on forms prescribed by the secretary of state, a
  statement  setting  forth the post office address within or without this
  state to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of  any  process
  accepted against it served upon him or her. Such address shall supersede
  any  previous  address  on  file  with  the department of state for this
  purpose.