CHAPTER 24. OFFICE AND AGENT - Indiana Statutes

IC 23-1-24
     Chapter 24. Office and Agent

IC 23-1-24-1
Maintenance of registered office and registered agent
     Sec. 1. Each corporation must continuously maintain in Indiana:
        (1) a registered office; and
        (2) a registered agent, who must be:
            (A) an individual who resides in Indiana and whose business office is identical with the registered office;
            (B) a domestic corporation or not-for-profit domestic corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office; or
            (C) a foreign corporation or not-for-profit foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Indiana whose business office is identical with the registered office.
As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.8.

IC 23-1-24-2
Change of registered office or registered agent
     Sec. 2. (a) A corporation may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth:
        (1) the name of the corporation;
        (2) the street address of its current registered office;
        (3) if the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office;
        (4) the name of its current registered agent;
        (5) if the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent and the new agent's written consent or a representation that the new registered agent has consented (either on the statement or attached to it) to the appointment; and
        (6) that after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.
    (b) If a registered agent changes the street address of the registered agent's business office, the registered agent may change the street address of the registered office of any corporation that the registered agent serves by notifying the corporation in writing of the change and signing (either manually or in facsimile) and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection (a) and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.
As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.107-1987, SEC.4.

IC 23-1-24-3
Resignation of registered agent
     Sec. 3. (a) A registered agent may resign the agency appointment

by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing as described in IC 23-1-18 a statement of resignation. The statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.
    (b) After filing the statement the secretary of state shall mail one (1) copy to the corporation at its principal office, if known, and one (1) copy to the registered office, if not discontinued.
    (c) The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed.
As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.228-1995, SEC.8.

IC 23-1-24-4
Service of process or notice
     Sec. 4. (a) A corporation's registered agent is the corporation's agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation.
    (b) If a corporation has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary of the corporation or other executive officer, as that term is used in Trial Rule 4.6(a)(1), at the corporation's principal office. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of:
        (1) the date the corporation receives the mail;
        (2) the date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the corporation; or
        (3) five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.
    (c) This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a corporation.
As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.8.