(a) Statement.--A nonprofit association may deliver to the department for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process.
(b) Contents.--A statement appointing an agent to receive service of process must state:
(1) the name of the nonprofit association;
(2) the address, if any, in this Commonwealth; and
(3) the name of the person in this Commonwealth authorized to receive service of process and the person's address, including street and number, in this Commonwealth.
(c) Signature and effect.--
(1) A statement appointing an agent to receive service of process must be signed by:
(i) a person authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association; and
(ii) the person appointed as the agent.
(2) The signing of the statement is an affirmation:
(i) by the person authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association that the person has that authority; and
(ii) by the person appointed as agent that the person consents to act as agent.
(d) Amendment or cancellation.--An amendment to or cancellation of a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process must meet the requirements for signature of an original statement. An agent may resign by delivering a resignation to the department for filing and giving notice to the nonprofit association.
(e) Rejection of statement.--A statement appointing an agent to receive service of process may not be rejected for filing because the name of the nonprofit association signing the statement is not distinguishable on the records of the department from the name of another association appearing in those records. The filing of such a statement does not make the name of the nonprofit association signing the statement unavailable for use by another association.
(f) Effectiveness.--A statement appointing an agent to receive service of process:
(1) takes effect on filing by the department; and
(2) is effective for five years after the date of filing unless canceled or terminated earlier.
(g) Duty of agent.--The only duty under this chapter of an agent to receive service of process is to forward to the nonprofit association at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the nonprofit association any process, notice or demand pertaining to the nonprofit association which is served or received by the agent.
(h) Cross reference.--See section 135 (relating to requirements to be met by filed documents).
(July 9, 2013, P.L.476, No.67, eff. 60 days)
2013 Amendment. Act 67 added section 9120.
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