The secretary of state shall advise any partnership subject to the laws of this article in prominent written form as follows:

(a) electronic service of process authorized by the provisions of this chapter is an optional program at no additional cost to the user;

Terms Used In N.Y. Partnership Law 121-109-A

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Process: means judicial process and all orders, demands, notices or other papers required or permitted by law to be personally served on a limited partnership (domestic or foreign), for the purpose of acquiring jurisdiction of such limited partnership in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, whether judicial, administrative, arbitrative or otherwise, in this state or in the federal courts sitting in or for this state. See N.Y. Partnership Law 121-101
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See N.Y. Partnership Law 121-101
(b) any partnership subject to the laws of this chapter will continue to receive service of process by mail unless such partnership notifies the secretary of an affirmative choice to receive service of process by way of the program through electronic means, in which case digital copies will be made accessible but paper documents will not be mailed; and
(c) such choice may be reversed by the partnership at any time and, thereafter, service by mail will resume.