Utah Code 16-10a-1409. Service on dissolved corporation

(1)

A dissolved corporation shall either:

Terms Used In Utah Code 16-10a-1409

Address: includes :

(i)	a post office box number;

(ii)	a rural free delivery route number; and

(iii)

a street name and number. See Utah Code 16-10a-102

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.

Division: means the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. See Utah Code 16-10a-102

mailing: means deposit, deposited, or depositing in the United States mail, properly addressed, first class postage prepaid, and includes registered or certified mail for which the proper fee is paid. See Utah Code 16-10a-102

Notice: is a s provided in Section 16-10a-103. See Utah Code 16-10a-102

Principal office: means the office, in or out of this state, designated by a domestic or foreign corporation as its principal office in the most recent document on file with the division providing the information, including:

(a)	an annual report;

(b)	an application for a certificate of authority; or

(c)

a notice of change of principal office. See Utah Code 16-10a-102

Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(a)

maintain a registered agent in this state to accept service of process on its behalf; or

(b)

be deemed to have authorized service of process on it by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of its principal office, if any, as set forth in its articles of dissolution or as last changed by notice delivered to the division for filing or to the address for service of process that is stated in its articles of dissolution or as last changed by notice delivered to the division for filing.

(2)

Service effected pursuant to Subsection (1)(b) is perfected at the earliest of:

(a)	the date the dissolved corporation receives the process, notice, or demand;

(b)	the date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the dissolved corporation; or

(c)	five days after mailing.

(3)	Subsection (1) does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of service on a dissolved corporation.

Enacted by Chapter 277, 1992 General Session

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