Which statement about serving a corporation is correct?

• A. You must serve two copies on the NY Secretary of State.
• B. You may serve only the corporation's agent.
• C. Service by mail to the corporation is never allowed.
• D. You must serve only the President.

Answer: (A)

In New York, serving a corporation follows a specific route depending on where the corporation is incorporated. For a foreign corporation—one not incorporated in New York—you satisfy service by delivering two copies of the summons and complaint to the New York Secretary of State, along with the required filing fee. The Secretary then forwards a copy to the corporation, making sure the defendant is formally served even if you can’t locate the company directly. This two-copy to the Secretary of State method is the correct approach for that scenario.

The other statements don’t fit because you’re not limited to serving only the corporation’s agent; there are alternative valid methods (such as service on officers or managing agents for domestic corporations, or service on the Secretary of State for foreign corporations). Service by mail is not the standard method for initiating process against a corporation, and you aren’t restricted to serving only the President—the recipient can be any officer, director, or managing agent of the corporation.