(a) A nonprofit association may deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process.
(b) A statement appointing an agent shall set forth:
(1) The name of the nonprofit association;
(2) The address in Alabama, including the street address, if any, of the nonprofit association, or, if the nonprofit association does not have an address in Alabama, its address out of state; and
(3) The name of the person in Alabama authorized to receive service of process and the person's address, including the street address, in Alabama.
(c) A statement appointing an agent shall be signed and acknowledged by a person authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association. The statement shall also be signed and acknowledged by the person appointed agent, who thereby accepts appointment.
(d) The appointed agent may resign by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a resignation, and by giving notice to the nonprofit association. The appointment of the agent shall terminate upon the expiration of 30 days after the Secretary of State has filed the resignation.
(e) The Secretary of State may collect a fee for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process, an amendment, or a resignation in the amount charged for filing similar documents for nonprofit corporations.
(f) An amendment to a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process shall meet the requirements for execution of an original statement.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.
Chapter 17 - Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations.
Section 10A-17-1.01 - Short Title.
Section 10A-17-1.02 - Definitions.
Section 10A-17-1.03 - Supplementary General Principles of Law and Equity.
Section 10A-17-1.04 - Governance.
Section 10A-17-1.06 - Statement of Authority as to Real Property.
Section 10A-17-1.07 - Liability in Tort and Contract.
Section 10A-17-1.08 - Capacity to Assert and Defend; Standing.
Section 10A-17-1.09 - Effect of Judgment or Order.
Section 10A-17-1.11 - Appointment of Agent to Receive Service of Process.
Section 10A-17-1.12 - Claim Not Abated by Change of Members or Offices.
Section 10A-17-1.14 - Summons and Complaint; Service on Whom.
Section 10A-17-1.15 - Transition Concerning Real and Personal Property.
Section 10A-17-1.16 - Other Acts Not Repealed.
Section 10A-17-1.17 - Savings Clause.
Section 10A-17-1.18 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.