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
Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the law of this state. 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
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:
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 on its behalf in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to transact business in this state, in which case the continued authority of the registered agent shall be specified in the application for withdrawal; or
(b)
be considered to have authorized service of process on it in connection with any cause of action by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to:
(i)
the address of its principal office, if any, set forth in its application for withdrawal or as last changed by notice delivered to the division for filing; or
(ii)
the address for service of process that is stated in its application for withdrawal 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the date the withdrawn foreign corporation receives the process, notice, or demand;
(b)
the date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the withdrawn foreign corporation; or
(c)
five days after mailing.
(3)
Subsection (1) does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a withdrawn foreign corporation.
