§ 34 — Superintendent as attorney to accept service of process

New York § 34

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law BNK: Banking
• Art. 2: Department of Financial Services; Superintendent of Financial Services; Supervisory and Regulatory Powers

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§ 34. Superintendent as attorney to accept service of process.\nWhenever pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the superintendent\nshall have been duly appointed attorney to receive service of process\nfor any individual, partnership, unincorporated association or\ncorporation, such service shall be made by personally delivering\nduplicate copies of the process to and leaving them with the\nsuperintendent or any deputy superintendent. Service of process so made\nshall be deemed to have been made within the territorial jurisdiction of\nany court in this state. The superintendent or deputy superintendent\nshall forthwith forward by mail, postage prepaid, a copy of every\nprocess served upon him in accordance with this section, directed to the\nperson last designated by such individual, partnership, unincorporated\nassociation or corporation in accordance with the provisions of this\nchapter to receive such process on his or its behalf. For each service\nof process upon the superintendent or a deputy, he shall collect the sum\nof two dollars, which shall be paid by the plaintiff or moving party at\nthe time of such service. The term process when used in this section,\nincludes any writ, summons, petition or order whereby any suit, action\nor proceeding shall be commenced.\n