Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.252
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.252, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 5.252. SERVICE ON SECRETARY OF STATE.
Official statutory text
(a) Service on the secretary of state under Section 5.251 is effected by:
(1) delivering to the secretary duplicate copies of the process, notice, or demand; and
(2) accompanying the copies with any fee required by law, including this code or the Government Code, for:
(A) maintenance by the secretary of a record of the service; and
(B) forwarding by the secretary of the process, notice, or demand.
(b) Notice on the secretary of state under Subsection (a) is returnable in not less than 30 days.
(1) delivering to the secretary duplicate copies of the process, notice, or demand; and
(2) accompanying the copies with any fee required by law, including this code or the Government Code, for:
(A) maintenance by the secretary of a record of the service; and
(B) forwarding by the secretary of the process, notice, or demand.
(b) Notice on the secretary of state under Subsection (a) is returnable in not less than 30 days.
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