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Texas Business Organizations Code - Section 252.011. Appointment Of Agent To Receive Service Of Process

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§ 252.011. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT TO RECEIVE SERVICE OF 
PROCESS.  (a) A nonprofit 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 must contain:                             
		(1)  the name of the nonprofit association;                                   
		(2)  the federal tax identification number of the 
nonprofit association, if applicable;
		(3)  the address in this state, including the street 
address, if any, of the nonprofit association or, if the nonprofit 
association does not have an address in this state, its address out 
of state;  and
		(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 must be signed by a 
person authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit 
association.  The statement must also be signed by the person 
appointed agent, who by signing 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 nonprofit 
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 a statement appointing an agent to 
receive service of process must meet the requirements for execution 
of an original statement.
	(f)  A statement appointing an agent may be canceled by 
filing with the secretary of state a written notice of cancellation 
executed by a person authorized to manage the affairs of the 
nonprofit association.  A notice of cancellation must contain:
		(1)  the name of the nonprofit association;                                   
		(2)  the federal tax identification number of the 
nonprofit association, if applicable;
		(3)  the date of filing of the nonprofit association's 
statement appointing the agent;  and
		(4)  a current street address, if any, of the nonprofit 
association in this state or, if the nonprofit association does not 
have an address in this state, its address out of state.
	(g)  The secretary of state may adopt forms and procedural 
rules for filing documents under this section.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.                     

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