N.Y. Banking Law § 34: Superintendent as attorney to accept service of process

§ 34. Superintendent as attorney to accept service of process.

Whenever pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the superintendent

shall have been duly appointed attorney to receive service of process

for any individual, partnership, unincorporated association or

corporation, such service shall be made by personally delivering

duplicate copies of the process to and leaving them with the

superintendent or any deputy superintendent. Service of process so made

shall be deemed to have been made within the territorial jurisdiction of

any court in this state. The superintendent or deputy superintendent

shall forthwith forward by mail, postage prepaid, a copy of every

process served upon him in accordance with this section, directed to the

person last designated by such individual, partnership, unincorporated

association or corporation in accordance with the provisions of this

chapter to receive such process on his or its behalf. For each service

of process upon the superintendent or a deputy, he shall collect the sum

of two dollars, which shall be paid by the plaintiff or moving party at

the time of such service. The term process when used in this section,

includes any writ, summons, petition or order whereby any suit, action

or proceeding shall be commenced.