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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="6-202" title_number="6" title_name="Charitable Organizations and Charitable Representatives" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Powers and Duties of the Secretary of State and the Attorney General">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “foreign charitable organization or representative” means a charitable organization or charitable representative who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>has its principal place of business out of state; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is organized under the laws of another state.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>By soliciting a charitable contribution in the State, a foreign charitable organization or representative irrevocably appoints the Secretary of State as agent to receive a subpoena, summons, or other process that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>issued in an action brought under this title; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>directed to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the foreign charitable organization or representative; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a partner, principal officer, or director of the foreign charitable organization or representative.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Service of process is sufficient service on a foreign charitable organization or representative if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>service is made by the personal delivery and leaving of a copy of the process with the Secretary of State or the authorized representative of the Secretary of State; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Secretary of State sends a copy of the process by certified mail to the foreign charitable organization or representative at its last known address.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
