(a) Each limited liability company and each registered foreign limited liability company shall designate and maintain a registered agent in this state. The designation of a registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company that the agent has consented to serve as agent.

(b) The registered agent for a limited liability company shall be a:

(1) Natural person who is a resident of this state;

(2) Corporation formed under the laws of this state;

(3) Foreign corporation that has procured a certificate of authority to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state;

(4) Limited liability company;

(5) Registered foreign limited liability company;

(6) Registered limited liability partnership organized under the laws of this state;

(7) Registered limited liability partnership that is not organized under the laws of this state and that has procured a certificate of authority to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state;

(8) Statutory trust organized under the laws of this state; or

(9) Statutory trust that is not organized under the laws of this state and that has procured a certificate of registration to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state.

(c) The registered agent for a registered foreign limited liability company shall be:

(1) The Secretary of the State and his or her successors in office;

(2) A natural person who is a resident of this state;

(3) A corporation formed under the laws of this state;

(4) A foreign corporation that has procured a certificate of authority to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state;

(5) A limited liability company;

(6) A registered foreign limited liability company;

(7) A registered limited liability partnership organized under the laws of this state;

(8) A registered limited liability partnership that is not organized under the laws of this state and that has procured a certificate of authority to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state;

(9) A statutory trust organized under the laws of this state; or

(10) A statutory trust that is not organized under the laws of this state and that has procured a certificate of registration to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state.

(d) A limited liability company's or a registered foreign limited liability company's registered agent shall be appointed by filing with the Secretary of the State a written appointment in such form as the Secretary of the State shall prescribe setting forth: (1) The name of the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company; (2) the name of the registered agent; and (3) (A) if the registered agent is a natural person, the business and residence addresses thereof; (B) if the registered agent is an entity organized under the laws of this state, the address of the principal office thereof; or (C) if the registered agent is an entity that is not organized under the laws of this state, the address of the principal office thereof in this state, if any. In each case set forth in subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, the address shall include the street and number or other particular designation. Each written appointment shall also be signed by, if other than the Secretary of the State, the registered agent therein appointed.

(e) A registered agent for a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company shall have a place of business in this state.

(f) The only duties under sections 34-243 to 34-283d, inclusive, of a registered agent that has complied with sections 34-243 to 34-283d, inclusive, are: (1) To forward to the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company any process, notice or demand pertaining to the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company that is served on or received by the agent; (2) if the registered agent resigns, to provide the notice required by subsection (c) of section 34-243p to the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company; and (3) if the registered agent changes its name or address, to provide the notice required by section 34-243q.

(P.A. 16-97, S. 15.)

History: P.A. 16-97 effective July 1, 2017.