RS 12:510 Appointment of agent to receive service of process
§510. Appointment of agent to receive service of process
A. An unincorporated association may file in the office of the secretary of state a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process.
B. A statement appointing an agent shall set forth all of the following:
(1) The name of the unincorporated association.
(2) The federal tax identification number, if any, of the unincorporated association.
(3) The address in this state, including the street address, if any, of the unincorporated association, or, if the unincorporated association does not have an address in this state, its address out of state.
(4) The name of the person in this state authorized to receive service of process and the person's address, including the street address, in this state.
C. A statement appointing an agent shall be signed and acknowledged by a person authorized to manage the affairs of the unincorporated association. The statement shall also be signed and acknowledged by the person's appointed agent, who thereby accepts the appointment. The appointed agent may resign by filing a resignation in the office of the secretary of state and giving notice to the unincorporated association.
D. The secretary of state may collect a fee for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process, an amendment, a cancellation, or a resignation in the amount charged for filing similar documents.
E. An amendment to or cancellation of a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process shall meet the requirements for execution of an original statement.
Acts 2008, No. 877, §1.