Oregon Statutes 65.117 – Resignation of registered agent
(1) A registered agent may resign as registered agent upon delivering a signed statement to the Secretary of State and giving notice in the form of a copy of the statement to the corporation for filing. The statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 65.117
- Articles of incorporation: means the articles of incorporation described in ORS § 65. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Notice: means a notice described in ORS § 65. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Principal office: means the physical street address of the place, in or out of this state, where the principal executive offices of a domestic corporation or foreign corporation are located and that is designated as the principal office in the most recent annual report filed in accordance with ORS § 65. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
(2) Upon delivery of the signed statement, the Secretary of State shall file the resignation statement. The copy of the statement given to the corporation under subsection (1) of this section must be addressed to the corporation at the corporation’s principal office as shown in the most recent annual report filed pursuant to ORS § 65.787 or, if the annual report does not show the address, the address specified in the articles of incorporation.
(3) The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the 31st day after the date on which the statement was filed by the Secretary of State, unless the corporation shall sooner appoint a successor registered agent as provided in ORS § 65.114 thereby terminating the capacity of the prior agent. [1989 c.1010 § 37; 1993 c.190 § 5; 2019 c.174 § 27]