CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND SOLICITATIONS ACT (EXCERPT) Act 169 of 1975
400.281 Designation of resident agent; service of process.
Sec. 11.
(1) An application for a license shall not be accepted from a charitable organization located in another state or country unless it first designates a resident agent in this state for the acceptance of process issued by any court.
(2) A charitable organization, person, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor, soliciting contributions in this state but not maintaining an office within the state shall be subject to service of process as follows:
(a) By service on its registered agent within the state or if there is no registered agent, then upon the person who has been designated in the application statement as having custody of books and records within this state. When service is effected upon the person designated in the registration statement a copy of the process shall be mailed to the charitable organization at its last known address.
(b) When a charitable organization has solicited contributions in this state but does not maintain an office within the state, have a registered agent within this state and have a designated person having custody of its books and records within the state, or when a registered agent or person having custody of its books and records within the state cannot be found as shown by the return of the sheriff of the county in which the registered agent or person having custody of books and records has been represented by the charitable organization as maintaining an office, service may be made as otherwise provided by law or court rules.
(3) Solicitation of a contribution within this state by any means, is the agreement of the charitable organization, person, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor, that any process against it or him which is served in accordance with this section is of the same legal force and effect as if served personally.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND SOLICITATIONS ACT (EXCERPT) Act 169 of 1975
400.281 Designation of resident agent; service of process.
Sec. 11.
(1) An application for a license shall not be accepted from a charitable organization located in another state or country unless it first designates a resident agent in this state for the acceptance of process issued by any court.
(2) A charitable organization, person, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor, soliciting contributions in this state but not maintaining an office within the state shall be subject to service of process as follows:
(a) By service on its registered agent within the state or if there is no registered agent, then upon the person who has been designated in the application statement as having custody of books and records within this state. When service is effected upon the person designated in the registration statement a copy of the process shall be mailed to the charitable organization at its last known address.
(b) When a charitable organization has solicited contributions in this state but does not maintain an office within the state, have a registered agent within this state and have a designated person having custody of its books and records within the state, or when a registered agent or person having custody of its books and records within the state cannot be found as shown by the return of the sheriff of the county in which the registered agent or person having custody of books and records has been represented by the charitable organization as maintaining an office, service may be made as otherwise provided by law or court rules.
(3) Solicitation of a contribution within this state by any means, is the agreement of the charitable organization, person, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor, that any process against it or him which is served in accordance with this section is of the same legal force and effect as if served personally.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND SOLICITATIONS ACT (EXCERPT) Act 169 of 1975
400.281 Designation of resident agent; service of process.
Sec. 11.
(1) An application for a license shall not be accepted from a charitable organization located in another state or country unless it first designates a resident agent in this state for the acceptance of process issued by any court.
(2) A charitable organization, person, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor, soliciting contributions in this state but not maintaining an office within the state shall be subject to service of process as follows:
(a) By service on its registered agent within the state or if there is no registered agent, then upon the person who has been designated in the application statement as having custody of books and records within this state. When service is effected upon the person designated in the registration statement a copy of the process shall be mailed to the charitable organization at its last known address.
(b) When a charitable organization has solicited contributions in this state but does not maintain an office within the state, have a registered agent within this state and have a designated person having custody of its books and records within the state, or when a registered agent or person having custody of its books and records within the state cannot be found as shown by the return of the sheriff of the county in which the registered agent or person having custody of books and records has been represented by the charitable organization as maintaining an office, service may be made as otherwise provided by law or court rules.
(3) Solicitation of a contribution within this state by any means, is the agreement of the charitable organization, person, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor, that any process against it or him which is served in accordance with this section is of the same legal force and effect as if served personally.
