Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-1026
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Resignation of registered agent not coupled with
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appointment of successor; absence of registered agent.
RESIGNATION OF REGISTERED AGENT NOT COUPLED
WITH APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR; ABSENCE OF REGISTERED AGENT
A. The registered agent of one or more corporations may resign
without appointing a successor by filing in the name of each
affected corporation a certificate of resignation with the Secretary
of State; but a resignation shall not become effective until thirty
(30) days after each certificate is filed. The certificate shall:
1. Be acknowledged by the registered agent;
2. Contain a statement that written notice of resignation was
given to the corporation at least thirty (30) days prior to the
filing of the certificate by mailing or delivering the notice to the
corporation at its address last known to the registered agent and
specify such address therein; and
3. Set forth the date the notice was mailed.
B. 1. After receipt of the notice of the resignation of its
registered agent provided for in subsection A of this section, the
corporation for which the registered agent was acting may obtain and
designate a new registered agent in the same manner as provided for
in Section 1023 of this title for a change of registered agent.
2. If a domestic corporation fails to obtain and designate a
new registered agent prior to the expiration of the period of thirty
(30) days after the filing by the registered agent of the
certificate of resignation, the Secretary of State shall be deemed
to be the registered agent of such corporation until a new
registered agent is designated. The Office of the Secretary of
State shall charge the fee prescribed by Section 1142 of this title
for acting as registered agent.
C. After the resignation of a registered agent has become
effective, if no new registered agent has been obtained and
designated in the time and manner required, service of legal process
against the corporation for which the resigned registered agent had
been acting shall be upon the Secretary of State as provided in
Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
RESIGNATION OF REGISTERED AGENT NOT COUPLED
WITH APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR; ABSENCE OF REGISTERED AGENT
A. The registered agent of one or more corporations may resign
without appointing a successor by filing in the name of each
affected corporation a certificate of resignation with the Secretary
of State; but a resignation shall not become effective until thirty
(30) days after each certificate is filed. The certificate shall:
1. Be acknowledged by the registered agent;
2. Contain a statement that written notice of resignation was
given to the corporation at least thirty (30) days prior to the
filing of the certificate by mailing or delivering the notice to the
corporation at its address last known to the registered agent and
specify such address therein; and
3. Set forth the date the notice was mailed.
B. 1. After receipt of the notice of the resignation of its
registered agent provided for in subsection A of this section, the
corporation for which the registered agent was acting may obtain and
designate a new registered agent in the same manner as provided for
in Section 1023 of this title for a change of registered agent.
2. If a domestic corporation fails to obtain and designate a
new registered agent prior to the expiration of the period of thirty
(30) days after the filing by the registered agent of the
certificate of resignation, the Secretary of State shall be deemed
to be the registered agent of such corporation until a new
registered agent is designated. The Office of the Secretary of
State shall charge the fee prescribed by Section 1142 of this title
for acting as registered agent.
C. After the resignation of a registered agent has become
effective, if no new registered agent has been obtained and
designated in the time and manner required, service of legal process
against the corporation for which the resigned registered agent had
been acting shall be upon the Secretary of State as provided in
Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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