Sec. 33-926. Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.
Sec. 33-926. Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. (a)
Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall continuously
maintain in this state: (1) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places
of business; and (2) a registered agent at such registered office, who may be: (A) A
natural person who is a resident of this state; (B) a domestic corporation; (C) a foreign
corporation which has procured a certificate of authority to transact business or conduct
its affairs in this state; (D) a domestic limited liability company; (E) a limited liability
company not organized under the laws of this state and which has procured a certificate
of registration to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state; (F) a domestic
registered limited liability partnership; (G) a registered limited liability partnership not
organized under the laws of this state and which has procured a certificate of authority
to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state; (H) a domestic statutory trust; or
(I) a statutory trust not organized under the laws of this state and which has procured a
certificate of registration to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state. The
appointment of such registered agent shall be in writing and shall be signed by the
registered agent therein appointed. If a natural person is appointed as the registered
agent, such appointment shall include the residence address of such person.
(b) In addition to persons or entities who may act as a registered agent pursuant to
subsection (a) of this section, a foreign corporation may appoint the Secretary of the
State and his successors in office to act as its registered agent.
(P.A. 94-186, S. 190, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 139, 254; P.A. 97-246, S. 32, 99; P.A. 04-240, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended
said Subsec. to replace in Subdiv. (2)(A) "An individual who resides in this state and whose business office is identical
with the registered office" with "A natural person who is a resident of this state", delete in Subdiv. (2)(B) "or not-for-profit
domestic corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office" and replace in Subdiv. (2)(C) "a foreign
corporation or foreign not-for-profit corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is
identical with the registered office" with "a corporation not organized under the laws of this state and which has procured
a certificate of authority to transact business in this state" and added Subsec. (b) to authorize a foreign corporation to
appoint the Secretary of the State or his successor in office as its registered agent, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246
amended Subsec. (a) to require the corporation to maintain a registered agent "at such registered office" and amended
Subsec. (b) to make a technical change, effective June 27, 1997; P.A. 04-240 added Subsec. (a)(2)(D) to (I) re limited
liability companies, registered limited liability partnerships and statutory trusts as registered agents, added provisions re
appointment of registered agent in writing signed by the agent and re inclusion of residence address in appointment of
natural person and made technical changes.
Annotations to former section 33-138:
See note to section 33-397. Cited. 119 C. 612. Cited. 121 C. 312. Cited. 135 C. 46; Id., 530. Cited. 145 C. 24.
Section 52-62 compared with this section. 3 CS 64. Cited. Id., 411. Cited. 9 CS 175; Id., 520. Cited. 18 CS 112; Id.,
172; Id., 441. See note to section 33-397 for interpretation of transacting business within the state.
Annotations to former section 33-400:
Cited. 10 CA 201.
Cited. 35 CS 297.