N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Section 303
Designation of attorney as agent for service

The commencement of an action in the state by a person not subject to personal jurisdiction is a designation by him of his attorney appearing in the action or of the clerk of the court if no attorney appears, as agent, during the pendency of the action, for service of a summons pursuant to section 308, in any separate action in which such a person is a defendant and another party to the action is a plaintiff if such separate action would have been permitted as a counterclaim had the action been brought in the supreme court.

Source: Section 303 — Designation of attorney as agent for service, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CVP/303 (updated May 17, 2024; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

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 305
Summons 306
Proof of service 306‑A
Index number in an action or proceeding commenced in supreme or county court 306‑B
Service of the summons and complaint, summons with notice, third-party summons and complaint, or petition with a notice of petition or or... 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 316
Service by publication 317
Defense by person to whom summons not personally delivered 318
Designation of agent for service 320
Defendant’s appearance 321
Attorneys 322
Authority for appearance of attorney in real property action 325
Grounds for removal 326
Procedure on removal 327
Inconvenient forum 328
Assistance to tribunals and litigants outside the state
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Accessed:
Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
May 17, 2024

§ 303’s source at nysenate​.gov

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