If a natural person who has been designated agent for service of process pursuant to Section 12570 dies or resigns or no longer resides in the state or if the corporate agent for such purpose resigns, dissolves, withdraws from the state, forfeits its right to transact intrastate business, has its corporate rights, powers and privileges suspended, or ceases to exist, the corporation shall forthwith file a designation of a new agent conforming to the requirements of Section 12570.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)

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Terms Used In California Corporations Code 12572

  • Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Corporations Code 18
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77