Rule 318. Designation of agent for service. A person may be
designated by a natural person, corporation or partnership as an agent
for service in a writing, executed and acknowledged in the same manner
as a deed, with the consent of the agent endorsed thereon. The writing
shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the
principal to be served resides or has its principal office. The
designation shall remain in effect for three years from such filing
unless it has been revoked by the filing of a revocation, or by the
death, judicial declaration of incompetency or legal termination of the
agent or principal.
Structure New York Laws
CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules
Article 3 - Jurisdiction and Service, Appearance and Choice of Court
301 - Jurisdiction Over Persons, Property or Status.
302 - Personal Jurisdiction by Acts of Non-Domiciliaries.
303 - Designation of Attorney as Agent for Service.
304 - Method of Commencing Action or Special Proceeding.
R305 - Summons; Supplemental Summons, Amendment.
306-A - Index Number in an Action or Proceeding Commenced in Supreme or County Court.
306-C - Notice of Commencement of Action for Personal Injuries by Recipient of Medical Assistance.
306-D - Additional Mailing of Notice in an Action Arising Out of a Consumer Credit Transaction.
307 - Personal Service Upon the State.
308 - Personal Service Upon a Natural Person.
309 - Personal Service Upon an Infant, Incompetent or Conservatee.
310 - Personal Service Upon a Partnership.
310-A - Personal Service Upon a Limited Partnership.
311 - Personal Service Upon a Corporation or Governmental Subdivision.
311-A - Personal Service on Limited Liability Companies.
312 - Personal Service Upon a Court, Board or Commission.
312-A - Personal Service by Mail.
313 - Service Without the State Giving Personal Jurisdiction.
314 - Service Without the State Not Giving Personal Jurisdiction in Certain Actions.
315 - Service by Publication Authorized.
R316 - Service by Publication.
317 - Defense by Person to Whom Summons Not Personally Delivered.
R318 - Designation of Agent for Service.
R320 - Defendant's Appearance.
R322 - Authority for Appearance of Attorney in Real Property Action.
R328 - Assistance to Tribunals and Litigants Outside the State.