- The registered agent of a corporation (including a corporation void pursuant to § 510) may resign without appointing a successor by acknowledging and filing a certificate of resignation on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, not to be effective until 30 days after the filing. The certificate shall contain
- a statement that written notice of resignation was given to the corporation at least 30 days prior to the filing by mailing or delivering such notice to the corporation at its address last known to the registered agent and shall set forth the date of such notice.
- such information last provided to the registered agent pursuant to § 132(d) for a communications contact (to be deemed non-public)
- After receipt of the aforesaid notice of resignation, the corporation shall designate a new registered agent as provided in § 133. If the corporation fails to do so before the resignation of the registered agent becomes effective, the Secretary of State shall forfeit, in case of a domestic corporation, its charter, and in case of a foreign corporation, its authority to do business in this State, …
- … and service of legal process against the corporation shall thereafter be upon the Secretary of State in accordance with § 321.