§415-14 Service of process on corporation. Service of any notice or process authorized by law issued against any corporation, whether domestic or foreign, by any court, judicial or administrative officer, or board, may be made in the manner provided by law upon any registered agent, officer, or director of the corporation who is found within the jurisdiction of the court, officer, or board; or if any registered agent, officer, or director cannot be found, upon the manager or superintendent of the corporation or any person who is found in charge of the property, business, or office of the corporation within the jurisdiction.

If no officer, director, manager, superintendent, or other person in charge of the property, business, or office of the corporation can be found within the State, and in case the corporation, if a foreign corporation, has not filed with the director pursuant to sections 415-113 and 415-114, the name of a person upon whom legal notice and process from the courts of the State may be served, and likewise if the person so named is not found within the State, service may be made upon the corporation by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary of the corporation at its principal office. Service using registered or certified mail is perfected at the earliest of:

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 corporation in any other manner permitted by law. [L 1983, c 167, pt of §1; am L 1985, c 270, §4; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 135, §8; am L 1992, c 13, §1]