N.Y. General Associations Law § 19: Service of process

* § 19. Service of process. Service of process against an association

upon the secretary of state shall be made in the manner provided by

subdivision one or two of this section. Either option of service

authorized pursuant to this section shall be available at no extra cost

to the consumer. (1) Personally delivering to and leaving with him or

her or with a person authorized by the secretary of state to receive

such service, duplicate copies of such process at the office of the

department of state in the city of Albany. At the time of such service

the plaintiff shall pay a fee of forty dollars to the secretary of state

which shall be a taxable disbursement. The secretary of state shall

promptly send by certified mail one of such copies to the association at

the address fixed for that purpose, as herein provided. (2)

Electronically submitting a copy of the process to the department of

state together with the statutory fee, which fee shall be a taxable

disbursement, through an electronic system operated by the department of

state, provided the association has an email address on file in the

department of state to which the secretary of state shall email a notice

of the fact that process has been served electronically on the secretary

of state. Service of process on such association shall be complete when

the secretary of state has reviewed and accepted service of such

process. The secretary of state shall promptly send a notice of the fact

that process against such association has been served electronically

upon him or her, to such association at the email address on file in the

department of state, specified for the purpose and shall make a copy of

the process available to such association. If the action or proceeding

is instituted in a court of limited jurisdiction, service of process may

be made in the manner provided in this section if the cause of action

arose within the territorial jurisdiction of the court and the office of

the defendant, as set forth in its statement filed pursuant to section

eighteen of this chapter, is within such territorial jurisdiction.

* NB Effective until February 24, 2027

* § 19. Service of process. Service of process against an association

upon the secretary of state shall be made in the manner provided by

subdivision one, two or three of this section. Each option of service

authorized pursuant to this section shall be available at no extra cost

to the consumer.

1. Personally delivering to and leaving with the secretary of state or

with a person authorized by the secretary of state to receive such

service, duplicate copies of such process at the office of the

department of state in the city of Albany. At the time of such service

the plaintiff shall pay a fee of forty dollars to the secretary of state

which shall be a taxable disbursement. The secretary of state shall

promptly send by certified mail one of such copies to the association at

the address fixed for that purpose, as herein provided.

2. Electronically submitting a copy of the process to the department

of state together with the statutory fee, which fee shall be a taxable

disbursement, through an electronic system operated by the department of

state, provided the association has an email address on file in the

department of state to which the secretary of state shall email a notice

of the fact that process has been served electronically on the secretary

of state. Service of process on such association shall be complete when

the secretary of state has reviewed and accepted service of such

process. The secretary of state shall promptly send a notice of the fact

that process against such association has been served electronically

upon the secretary of state, to such association at the email address on

file in the department of state, specified for the purpose and shall

make a copy of the process available to such association. If the action

or proceeding is instituted in a court of limited jurisdiction, service

of process may be made in the manner provided in this section if the

cause of action arose within the territorial jurisdiction of the court

and the office of the defendant, as set forth in its statement filed

pursuant to section eighteen of this chapter, is within such territorial

jurisdiction.

3. Provided process is served by or on behalf of the state or a city,

town, village or other political subdivision of the state, by

electronically submitting a copy of the process to the department of

state, through an electronic system operated by and with capabilities

determined by the department of state, together with the statutory fee,

if required, which fee shall be a taxable disbursement. Service of

process on such association shall be complete when the secretary of

state has reviewed and accepted service of such process. The secretary

of state shall promptly either: (a) send a copy of such process by

certified mail, return receipt requested, to such association, at the

post office address, on file in the department of state, specified for

the purpose; or (b) email a notice of the fact that process against the

association has been served electronically on the secretary of state to

the email address on file in the department of state, specified for the

purpose and shall make a copy of the process available to such

association.

* NB Effective February 24, 2027