§ 18. Designation of secretary of state as an agent for service of\nprocess.
1.The term "association," as used in this article, is defined\nin section two, subdivision four, of this chapter.\n 2. Every association doing business within this state shall file in\nthe department of state a certificate in its associate name, signed and\nacknowledged by its president, or a vice-president, or secretary, or\ntreasurer, or managing director, or trustee, designating the secretary\nof state as an agent upon whom process in any action or proceeding\nagainst the association may be served within this state, and setting\nforth an address to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of\nany process against the association which may be served upon him or her\npursuant to law. The association may
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§ 18. Designation of secretary of state as an agent for service of\nprocess. 1. The term "association," as used in this article, is defined\nin section two, subdivision four, of this chapter.\n 2. Every association doing business within this state shall file in\nthe department of state a certificate in its associate name, signed and\nacknowledged by its president, or a vice-president, or secretary, or\ntreasurer, or managing director, or trustee, designating the secretary\nof state as an agent upon whom process in any action or proceeding\nagainst the association may be served within this state, and setting\nforth an address to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of\nany process against the association which may be served upon him or her\npursuant to law. The association may include an email address to which\nthe secretary of state shall email a notice of the fact that process\nagainst it has been electronically served upon him or her. Annexed to\nthe certificate of designation shall be a statement, executed in the\nsame manner as the certificate is required to be executed under this\nsection, which shall set forth:\n (a) the names and places of residence of its officers and trustees\n (b) its principal place of business\n (c) the place where its office within this state is located and if\nsuch place be in a city, the location thereof by street and number or\nother particular description.\n 3. Any association, from time to time, may change the address to which\nthe secretary of state is directed to mail copies of process or specify,\nchange or delete the email address to which the secretary of state shall\nemail a notice of the fact that process against the association has been\nelectronically served upon him or her, by filing a statement to that\neffect, executed, signed and acknowledged in like manner as a\ncertificate of designation as herein provided.\n 4. Any association doing business within this state without having\nfiled the certificate of designation prescribed by this section shall\nnot maintain any action or special proceeding in this state unless and\nuntil such association has filed the certificate of designation\nprescribed by this section and it has paid to the state all fees,\npenalties and franchise taxes for the years or parts thereof during\nwhich it did business in this state without having filed the certificate\nof designation prescribed by this section. This prohibition shall apply\nto any successor in interest of such association. The failure of an\nassociation to file the certificate of designation prescribed by this\nsection shall not impair the validity of any contract or act of the\nassociation or the right of any other party to the contract to maintain\nany action or special proceeding thereon, and shall not prevent the\nassociation from defending any action or special proceeding in this\nstate.\n