§425-21  Service on partnership.  (a) 
Service of any notice or process authorized by law that is issued against any
domestic or foreign partnership by any court, judicial or administrative
officer, or board may be made in the manner provided by law upon any registered
agent or partner of the partnership who is found within the jurisdiction of the
court, officer, or board; or if a registered agent or partner cannot be found,
upon any person who is found in charge of the property, business, or office of
the partnership within the jurisdiction of the court, officer, or board.



(b)  If no partner or other person in charge of
the property, business, or office of the partnership can be found within the
State, and the partnership has not filed with the director of commerce and
consumer affairs pursuant to this chapter the name of a registered agent upon
whom legal notice and process from the courts of the State may be served, or
the person named is not found within the State, service may be made upon the
partnership by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
addressed to the partnership at its principal office.



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



(1)  The date the partnership receives the mail;



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



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



(d)  Nothing contained herein shall limit or affect
the right to serve any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law
to be served upon a partnership in any other manner permitted by law. [L 2002,
c 130, pt of §5; am L 2003, c 124, §51; am L 2006, c 184, §17]



 



 



PART II. 
UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT--REPEALED



 



§§425-21 to 52  REPEALED.  L 1989, c
288, §3.



 



Cross References



 



  Similar provisions, see chapter 425E.