Ohio Code § 1745.13
Ohio Code § 1745.13. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1745.13.
(A) An unincorporated nonprofit association may file in the office of the secretary of
state a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process. The agent shall be one of the following: (1) A natural person who is a resident of this state; (2) A domestic or foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited partnership
association, professional association, business trust, or unincorporated nonprofit
association that has a business address in this state. If the agent is an entity other than a domestic corporation, the agent shall meet
the requirements of Title XVII of the Revised Code for an entity of the agent's type
to transact business or exercise privileges in this state. The statement appointing an agent shall set forth the name of the unincorporated nonprofit
association and the name and address in this state of the agent, including the street
and number or other particular description, and shall otherwise be in the form that
the secretary of state prescribes. The secretary of state shall keep a record of the names of all unincorporated nonprofit
associations that have filed a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive
service of process and the names and addresses of their respective agents. (B) A statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process under division
(A) of this section shall be signed by a person authorized to manage the affairs of
the unincorporated nonprofit association. The statement also shall be signed by the person appointed as agent who accepts
the appointment. The appointed agent may resign by filing with the secretary of state, on a form
prescribed by the secretary of state, a written notice to that effect that is signed
by the agent and by sending a copy of the notice to the association at the current
or last known address of its principal office on or prior to the date that the notice
is filed with the secretary of state. Upon the expiration of thirty days after the filing, the authority of the agent
shall terminate. (C) An unincorporated nonprofit association may revoke the appointment of an agent by
filing with the secretary of state on a form prescribed by the secretary of state
a written appointment of another agent and a statement that the appointment of the
former agent is revoked.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1745.13
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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