NY Tax L § 216 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TAX - Tax Article 9-A - Franchise Tax on Business Corporations 216 - Collection of Taxes.

§ 216.  Collection of taxes.   Every foreign corporation (other than a   moneyed corporation) subject to the provisions of this article, except a   corporation  having a certificate of authority under section two hundred   twelve of the general corporation law or having authority to do business   by virtue of section thirteen hundred five of the  business  corporation   law,  shall file in the department of state a certificate of designation   in its corporate name, signed and acknowledged by  its  president  or  a   vice-president  or its secretary or treasurer, under its corporate seal,   designating the secretary of state as its agent upon whom process in any   action provided for by this article may be served within this state, and   setting forth an address to which the secretary of state  shall  mail  a   copy  of  any  such  process against the corporation which may be served   upon him.  In case any such corporation shall have failed to  file  such   certificate  of  designation,  it shall be deemed to have designated the   secretary of state as its agent upon whom such process against it may be   served; and until a certificate of designation shall have been filed the   corporation shall be deemed to have directed the secretary of  state  to   mail  copies  of  process served upon him to the corporation at its last   known office address within or without the state.  When a certificate of   designation has been filed by such corporation the  secretary  of  state   shall  mail  copies of process thereafter served upon him to the address   set forth in such certificate.  Any such corporation, from time to time,   may change the address to which the secretary of state  is  directed  to   mail copies of process, by filing a certificate to that effect executed,   signed  and  acknowledged in like manner as a certificate of designation   as herein provided.  Service of process upon  any  such  corporation  or   upon any corporation having a certificate of authority under section two   hundred  twelve of the general corporation law or having authority to do   business by virtue of section thirteen  hundred  five  of  the  business   corporation  law,  in  any  action commenced at any time pursuant to the   provisions of this  article,  may  be  made  by  either  (1)  personally   delivering  to  and  leaving  with  the  secretary  of  state,  a deputy   secretary of state or with any person authorized  by  the  secretary  of   state  to receive such service duplicate copies thereof at the office of   the department of state in the  city  of  Albany,  in  which  event  the   secretary  of  state  shall  forthwith  send  by registered mail, return   receipt requested, one of such copies to the corporation at the  address   designated  by  it or at its last known office address within or without   the state,  or  (2)  personally  delivering  to  and  leaving  with  the   secretary  of  state,  a  deputy  secretary  of state or with any person   authorized by the secretary of state to receive  such  service,  a  copy   thereof  at  the office of the department of state in the city of Albany   and by delivering a copy thereof to, and leaving  such  copy  with,  the   president,  vice-president,  secretary,  assistant secretary, treasurer,   assistant treasurer, or cashier of  such  corporation,  or  the  officer   performing  corresponding functions under another name, or a director or   managing agent of such corporation, personally without the state.  Proof   of such personal service without the state shall be filed with the clerk   of the court in which the action is pending  within  thirty  days  after   such  service,  and  such service shall be complete ten days after proof   thereof is filed.