NY Pship L § 121-1505 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PTR - Partnership Article 8-B - Registered Limited Liability Partnerships 121-1505 - Service of Process.

§  121-1505.  Service  of  process.  * (a)  Service  of process on the secretary  of  state  as  agent  of  a  registered   limited   liability partnership under this article shall be made by personally delivering to and  leaving with the secretary of state or a deputy, or with any person authorized by the secretary of state to receive  such  service,  at  the office  of  the  department  of  state  in the city of Albany, duplicate copies of such process together with the statutory fee, which fee  shall be a taxable disbursement. Service of process on such registered limited liability  partnership  shall be complete when the secretary of state is so served. The secretary of state shall promptly send one of such copies by certified mail, return receipt requested, to such registered  limited liability  partnership,  at  the  post  office  address  on  file in the department of state specified for such purpose.   * NB Effective until January 1, 2023   * (a) Service of process on the secretary  of  state  as  agent  of  a registered  limited liability partnership or New York registered foreign limited liability partnership under this article shall be  made  in  the manner  provided  by  paragraph  one  or two of this subdivision. Either option of service authorized  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  shall  be available at no extra cost to the consumer. (1) Personally delivering to and  leaving with the secretary of state or a deputy, or with any person authorized by the secretary of state to receive  such  service,  at  the office  of  the  department  of  state  in the city of Albany, duplicate copies of such process together with the statutory fee, which fee  shall be a taxable disbursement. Service of process on such registered limited liability  partnership  shall be complete when the secretary of state is so served. The secretary of state shall promptly send one of such copies by certified mail, return receipt requested, to such registered  limited liability  partnership,  at  the  post  office  address  on  file in the department of state  specified  for  such  purpose.  (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  registered  limited  liability  partnership  or  New  York registered foreign limited liability partnership 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 against such registered  limited liability  partnership  or New York registered foreign limited liability partnership served has been electronically served on  the  secretary  of state.   Service   of  process  on  such  registered  limited  liability partnership or New York registered foreign limited liability partnership 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  registered  limited liability  partnership  or New York registered foreign limited liability partnership has been served electronically upon  him  or  her,  to  such registered  limited liability partnership or New York registered foreign limited liability partnership 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 registered limited  liability  partnership or New York registered foreign limited liability partnership.   * NB Effective January 1, 2023  (b)  As  used in this article, process shall mean judicial process and all orders, demands, notices or other papers required  or  permitted  by law   to   be  personally  served  on  a  registered  limited  liability partnership,  for  the  purpose  of  acquiring  jurisdiction   of   such registered  limited  liability  partnership in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal,  whether  judicial,  administrative,  arbitrative  or  otherwise, in this state or in the federal courts sitting in or for this state.  (c) Nothing in this section shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.