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SERVICE OF PROCESS

SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVING ENTERITIS THROUGH THE OHIO SECRETARY OF STATES

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BUSINESS ENTITIES

Our business search system contains information on business entities based on the most current filings that are of record in this office, including the name and address of the agent for service of process, if any.  Service may be made upon the current agent at the address of record, however, in certain situations, serving the agent is not the only method of serving a particular business entity with process, and may not be possible for various reasons.  Ohio law permits multiple methods of service.  Please refer to the following code sections for further information related to serving entities through the Ohio Secretary of State:

All documents may be mailed to the following address:
Ohio Secretary of State
Attn:  Paralegal Division – Service of Process
22 North Fourth Street, 16th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Ohio Corporations For  Profit (1701.07)*; Ohio Limited Liability Companies (1705.06); Registered  Partnerships (1776.07); Business Trusts (1746.11); Real Estate Investment Trusts (1747.07); and Professional Associations (1785.08) all require:

To serve one of these entities through our office, please provide:

1. An affidavit stating the most recent known address for the entity and one of the following reasons why service could not be obtained on the statutory agent:
   1. Entity failed to maintain an agent;
   2. Agent cannot be found; or
   3. Agent’s address is no longer valid
2. $5 per entity to be served
3. 4 copies of the summons/complaint for each entity being served

"Per 1701.07(O), this office cannot serve banks, trust companies, insurance companies, or any corporation defined under the laws of this state as a public utility for taxation purposes.  If this office receives process, notice or demand for any of these entities it will be rejected.

Ohio Nonprofit Corporation (1702.06); and
Cooperative Associations (1729.06) require:

1. An affidavit stating the most recent known address for the entity and one of the following reasons why service could not be obtained on the statutory agent:
   1. Entity failed to maintain an agent;
   2. Agent cannot be found; or
   3. Agent’s address is no longer valid
2. $5 per entity to be served
3. 3 copies of the summons/complaint for each entity being served

Licensed Foreign Corporations (1703.19) require:

1. $5 per entity being served
2. 4 copies of summons/complaint for each entity being served

Unlicensed Foreign Corporations (1703.191) require:

1. An affidavit that states the last known address of the unlicensed corporation
2. $5 per entity to be served

Foreign Limited Liability Companies (1705.54);
Registered Foreign Limited Partnerships (1782.49);
Unlicensed Foreign Limited Liability Companies (1705.58);
Unregistered Foreign Limited Partnerships (1782.54); and
Unregistered Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships (1776.87):
The Secretary of State accepts service of process for each of these entity types and service is complete upon acceptance by this office.  Nothing beyond the summons/complaint is necessary for service to made to this office

Note: The Secretary of State does not accept service for the following entities:

• Unregistered General Partnerships
• Domestic Limited Partnerships
• Domestic Limited Liability Partnerships
• Registered Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships

Service for these entities is provided for in Civil Rule 4.2(H)

Please note:  Pursuant to ORC 4123.753, any notice served upon the Secretary of State for an employer under ORC 4123.752 in a Bureau of Workers’ Compensation proceeding requires a $2 fee.