§ 121-104. Statutory designation of secretary of state as agent for service of process. (a) The secretary of state shall be the agent for every domestic limited partnership which has filed with the secretary of state a certificate making such designation and every foreign limited partnership upon whom process may be served pursuant to this article.

(b) No domestic or foreign limited partnership may be organized or authorized to do business in this state under this article unless in its certificate of limited partnership or application for authority it designates the secretary of state as such agent. * (c) Any designated post office address to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of process served upon him as agent of a domestic limited partnership or foreign limited partnership shall continue until the filing of a certificate under this article directing the mailing to a different post office address. * NB Effective until January 1, 2023 * (c) Any designated post office address to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of process served upon him as agent of a domestic limited partnership or foreign limited partnership shall continue until the filing of a certificate or other instrument under this article directing the mailing to a different post office address and any designated email address to which the secretary of state shall email a notice of the fact that process against such domestic limited partnership or foreign limited partnership has been electronically served upon him or her as agent of a domestic limited partnership or foreign limited partnership, shall continue until the filing of a certificate or other instrument under this chapter changing or deleting the email address. * NB Effective January 1, 2023

(d) The change authorized by subdivision (c) of this section may be accomplished by filing a certificate pursuant to this chapter, which shall be executed by a general partner.