Section 17-32-110 - Appointment of agent to receive service of process(a) A decentralized unincorporated 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 shall set forth: (i) The name of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association;(ii) The address in this state, including the street address, if any, of the nonprofit association. If the nonprofit association does not have an address in this state, the statement shall include the nonprofit association's address out of state; and(iii) The name of the person in this state authorized to receive service of process and the person's address, including the state address, in this state.(c) A statement appointing an agent shall be signed and acknowledged by a person authorized to administer the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association. The statement shall also be signed and acknowledged by the person appointed agent, who thereby accepts the appointment.(d) A filing officer may collect a fee of five dollars ($5.00) for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process, an amendment or a resignation.(e) An amendment to a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process shall meet the requirements for execution of an original statement.(f) If the secretary of state refuses to file a statement appointing an agent, the secretary of state shall return the statement to the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association or its representative within fifteen (15) days after the statement was received by the secretary of state, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.Added by Laws 2024, ch. 50,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.