Tex. Bus. Org. Code § 252.011 Appointment of Agent to Receive Service of Process

• Library: Texas Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Tex. Bus. Org. Code § 252.011

(a) A 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 must contain:

(1) the name of the nonprofit association;

(2) the federal taxpayer identification number of the nonprofit association, if applicable;

(3) the address in this state, including the street address, if any, of the nonprofit association or, if the nonprofit association does not have an address in this state, its address out of state; and

(4) the name of the person in this state authorized to receive service of process and the person's address, including the street address, in this state.

(c) A statement appointing an agent must be signed by a person authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association. The statement must also be signed by the person appointed agent, who by signing accepts the appointment. The appointed agent may resign by filing a resignation in the office of the secretary of state and giving notice to the nonprofit association.

(d) The secretary of state may collect a fee for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process, an amendment, a cancellation, or a resignation in the amount charged for filing similar documents.