N.Y. CPLR § 310

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 310 Personal service upon a partnership § 310. Personal service upon a partnership. (a) Personal service uponpersons conducting a business as a partnership may be made by personallyserving the summons upon any one of them.(b) Personal service upon said partnership may also be made within thestate by delivering the summons to the managing or general agent of thepartnership or the person in charge of the office of the partnershipwithin the state at such office and by either mailing the summons to thepartner thereof intended to be served by first class mail to his lastknown residence or to the place of business of the partnership. Proof ofsuch service shall be filed within twenty days with the clerk of thecourt designated in the summons; service shall be complete ten daysafter such filing; proof of service shall identify the person to whomthe summons was so delivered and state the date, time of day and placeof service.(c) Where service under subdivisions (a) and (b) of this sectioncannot be made with due diligence, it may be made by affixing a copy ofthe summons to the door of the actual place of business of thepartnership within the state and by either mailing the summons by firstclass mail to the partner intended to be so served to such person to hislast known residence or to said person at the office of said partnershipwithin the state. Proof of such service shall be filed within twentydays thereafter with the clerk of the court designated in the summons;service shall be complete ten days after filing.(d) Personal service on such partnership may also be made bydelivering the summons to any other agent or employee of the partnershipauthorized by appointment to receive service; or to any other persondesignated by the partnership to receive process in elivering the summons to any other agent or employee of the partnershipauthorized by appointment to receive service; or to any other persondesignated by the partnership to receive process in writing, filed inthe office of the clerk of the county wherein such partnership islocated.(e) If service is impracticable under subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) ofthis section, it may be made in such manner as the court, upon motionwithout notice directs.