§428-110  Service of process.  (a) Service of any notice or process authorized by law that is issued against adomestic or foreign limited liability company by any court, judicial oradministrative officer, or board, may be made in the manner provided by lawupon any registered agent, manager, if the company is manager-managed, or uponany member if the company is member-managed, who is found within thejurisdiction of the court, officer, or board; or if any registered agent,manager, or member cannot be found, upon any person who is found in charge ofthe property, business, or office of the company within the jurisdiction of thecourt, officer, or board.

(b)  If no manager, member, or other person incharge of the property, business, or office of the limited liability companycan be found within the State, and the limited liability company has not filedwith the director pursuant to this chapter, the name of a registered agent uponwhom legal notice and process from the courts of the State may be served, orthe person named is not found within the State, service may be made upon thelimited liability company by registered or certified mail, return receiptrequested, addressed to the limited liability company at its principal office.

(c)  Service by registered or certified mail isperfected at the earliest of:

(1)  The date the company receives the mail;

(2)  The date shown on the return receipt, if signedon behalf of the company; or

(3)  Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctlyaddressed.

(d)  Nothing contained herein shall limit oraffect the right to serve any process, notice, or demand required or permittedby law to be served upon a limited liability company or foreign limitedliability company in any other manner permitted by law. [L 1996, c 92, pt of§1; am L 2001, c 129, §90; am L 2003, c 124, §72; am L 2006, c 184, §33]