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4-20-110. Change of name, address, or type of organization by commercial registered agent.
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4-20-110. Change of name, address, or type of organization by commercial registered agent.
(a) If a commercial registered agent changes its name, its address as currently listed under § 4-20-106(a), or its type or jurisdiction of organization, the agent shall file with the Secretary of State a statement of change signed by or on behalf of the agent which states:
(1) the name of the agent as currently listed under § 4-20-106(a);
(2) if the name of the agent has changed, its new name;
(3) if the address of the agent has changed, the new address; and
(4) if the type or jurisdiction of organization of the agent has changed, the new type or jurisdiction of organization.
(b) The filing of a statement of change under subsection (a) is effective to change the information regarding the commercial registered agent with respect to each entity represented by the agent.
(c) A statement of change filed under this section takes effect on filing.
(d) A commercial registered agent shall promptly furnish each entity represented by it with notice in a record of the filing of a statement of change relating to the name or address of the agent and the changes made by the filing.
(e) If a commercial registered agent changes its address without filing a statement of change as required by this section, the Secretary of State may cancel the listing of the agent under § 4-20-106. A cancellation under this subsection has the same effect as a termination under § 4-20-107. Promptly after canceling the listing of an agent, the Secretary of State shall serve notice in a record in the manner provided in § 4-20-113(b) or (c) on:
(1) each entity represented by the agent, stating that the agent has ceased to be an agent for service of process on the entity and that, until the entity ap
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-20-110
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4-20-110. Change of name, address, or type of organization by commercial registered agent.
(a) If a commercial registered agent changes its name, its address as currently listed under § 4-20-106(a), or its type or jurisdiction of organization, the agent shall file with the Secretary of State a statement of change signed by or on behalf of the agent which states:
(1) the name of the agent as currently listed under § 4-20-106(a);
(2) if the name of the agent has changed, its new name;
(3) if the address of the agent has changed, the new address; and
(4) if the type or jurisdiction of organization of the agent has changed, the new type or jurisdiction of organization.
(b) The filing of a statement of change under subsection (a) is effective to change the information regarding the commercial registered agent with respect to each entity represented by the agent.
(c) A statement of change filed under this section takes effect on filing.
(d) A commercial registered agent shall promptly furnish each entity represented by it with notice in a record of the filing of a statement of change relating to the name or address of the agent and the changes made by the filing.
(e) If a commercial registered agent changes its address without filing a statement of change as required by this section, the Secretary of State may cancel the listing of the agent under § 4-20-106. A cancellation under this subsection has the same effect as a termination under § 4-20-107. Promptly after canceling the listing of an agent, the Secretary of State shall serve notice in a record in the manner provided in § 4-20-113(b) or (c) on:
(1) each entity represented by the agent, stating that the agent has ceased to be an agent for service of process on the entity and that, until the entity appoints a new registered agent, service of process may be made on the entity as provided in § 4-20-113; and
(2) the agent, stating that the listing of the agent has been cancelled under this section.
(f) The Secretary of State shall note the filing of the commercial registered agent change statement in the index of filings maintained by the Secretary of State for each entity represented by the registered agent at the time of the filing.
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4-20-106. Listing of commercial registered agent.
(a) An individual or a domestic or foreign entity may become listed as a commercial registered agent by filing with the Secretary of State a commercial registered agent listing statement signed by or on behalf of the person which states:
(1) the name of the individual or the name, type, and jurisdiction of organization of the entity;
(2) that the person is in the business of serving as a commercial registered agent in this state; and
(3) the address of a place of business of the person in this state to which service of process and other notice and documents being served on or sent to entities represented by it may be delivered.
(b) A commercial registered agent listing statement may include the information regarding acceptance of service of process in a record by the commercial registered agent provided for in § 4-20-113(d).
(c) If the name of a person filing a commercial registered agent listing statement is not distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from the name of another commercial registered agent listed under this section, the person must adopt a fictitious name that is so distinguishable and use that name in its statement and when it does business in this state as a commercial registered agent.
(d) A commercial registered agent listing statement takes effect on filing.
(e) The Secretary of State shall note the filing of the commercial registered agent listing statement in the index of filings maintained by the Secretary of State for each entity represented by the registered agent at the time of the filing. The statement has the effect of deleting the address of the registered agent from the registered agent filing of each of those entities.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-20-106
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-20-106. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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4-20-107. Termination of listing of commercial registered agent.
(a) A commercial registered agent may terminate its listing as a commercial registered agent by filing with the Secretary of State a commercial registered agent termination statement signed by or on behalf of the agent which states:
(1) the name of the agent as currently listed under § 4-20-106; and
(2) that the agent is no longer in the business of serving as a commercial registered agent in this state.
(b) A commercial registered agent termination statement takes effect on the 31st day after the day on which it is filed.
(c) The commercial registered agent shall promptly furnish each entity represented by it with notice in a record of the filing of the commercial registered agent termination statement.
(d) When a commercial registered agent termination statement takes effect, the registered agent ceases to be an agent for service of process on each entity formerly represented by it. Until an entity formerly represented by a terminated commercial registered agent appoints a new registered agent, service of process may be made on the entity as provided in § 4-20-113. Termination of the listing of a commercial registered agent under this section does not affect any contractual rights a represented entity may have against the agent or that the agent may have against the entity.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-20-107
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-20-107. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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4-20-113. Service of process on entities.
(a) A registered agent is an agent of the represented entity authorized to receive service of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the entity.
(b) If an entity fails to appoint an agent under this subchapter or if an entity that previously filed a registered agent filing with the Secretary of State no longer has a registered agent, or if its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the entity may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to one or more of the governors of the entity by name at its principal office in accordance with any applicable judicial rules and procedures. The names of the governors and the address of the principal office shall be as shown in the most recent annual report filed with the Secretary of State. If the entity is not required to file an annual report with the Secretary of State, the names of the governors and the address of the principal office shall be as shown in the entity's public organic document. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of:
(1) the date the entity receives the mail;
(2) the date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the entity; or
(3) five (5) days after its deposit with the United States Postal Service, if correctly addressed and with sufficient postage.
(c) If process, notice, or demand cannot be served on an entity pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), service of process may be made by handing a copy to the manager, clerk, or other person in charge of any regular place of business or activity of the entity if the person served is not a plaintiff in the action.
(d) Service of process, notice, or demand on a registered agent must be in t
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-20-113
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-20-113. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.