§ 172-c. Non-resident charitable organizations; designation of\nsecretary of state as agent for service of process; service of process.\n1. Any charitable organization having its principal place of business\nwithout the state or organized under and by virtue of the laws of\nanother or foreign state and which solicits contributions from people in\nthis state, shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the secretary\nof state as its agent upon whom may be served any summons, subpoena,\nsubpoena duces tecum, other process or notice directed to such\ncharitable organization, or any partner, principal, officer, trustee or\ndirector thereof, in any action or proceeding brought by the attorney\ngeneral or any other party under the provisions of this article. Any\nsuch charitable organization
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§ 172-c. Non-resident charitable organizations; designation of\nsecretary of state as agent for service of process; service of process.\n1. Any charitable organization having its principal place of business\nwithout the state or organized under and by virtue of the laws of\nanother or foreign state and which solicits contributions from people in\nthis state, shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the secretary\nof state as its agent upon whom may be served any summons, subpoena,\nsubpoena duces tecum, other process or notice directed to such\ncharitable organization, or any partner, principal, officer, trustee or\ndirector thereof, in any action or proceeding brought by the attorney\ngeneral or any other party under the provisions of this article. Any\nsuch charitable organization may file with the secretary of state of the\nstate of New York a designation, duly acknowledged in accordance with\nprocedures for such filing with the secretary of state, irrevocably\nappointing the secretary of state as its agent upon whom may be served\nany such process; provided, however, that a designation filed with the\nsecretary of state pursuant to section three hundred fifty-two-a of the\ngeneral business law or section thirteen hundred four of the\nnot-for-profit corporation law shall serve also as such designation.\n 2. Service of such process upon the secretary of state shall be made\nby personally delivering to and leaving with the secretary of state or\nany person authorized by the secretary of state to accept such service a\ncopy thereof at the office of the department of state in the city of\nAlbany, and such service shall be sufficient service provided that\nnotice of such service and a copy of such process are forthwith sent by\nthe attorney general or any other party to such charitable organization\nby certified mail with return receipt requested, at its office as set\nforth in the registration form required to be filed with the attorney\ngeneral pursuant to section one hundred seventy-two of this article, or\nin default of the filing of such form, at the last address known to the\nattorney general or any other party. Service of such process shall be\ncomplete upon the receipt by the attorney general or any other party of\na return receipt purporting to be signed by the addressee or a person\nqualified to receive its certified mail, in accordance with the rules\nand customs of the post office department, or, if acceptance was refused\nby the addressee or its agent, ten days after the return to the attorney\ngeneral or any other party of a notation by the postal authorities that\nreceipt thereof was refused.\n