23.86.155 - Failure to appoint registered agent -- Removal -- Reinstatement. - Washington Statutes

Failure to appoint registered agent — Removal — Reinstatement.

(1) The secretary of state shall notify all associations subject to this chapter thirty days prior to July 23, 1989, that in the event they fail to appoint a registered agent as provided in RCW 23.86.095, they shall thereupon cease to be recorded as an active corporation.

     (2) If the notification provided under subsection (1) of this section from the secretary of state to any association was or has been returned unclaimed or undeliverable, the secretary of state shall proceed to remove the name of such association from the records of active corporations.

     (3) Associations removed from the records of active corporations under subsection (2) of this section may be reinstated at any time within ten years of the action by the secretary of state. The association shall be reinstated to active status by filing a request for reinstatement, by appointment of a registered agent and designation of a registered office as required by this chapter, and by filing an annual report for the reinstatement year. No fees may be charged for reinstatements under this section. If, during the period of inactive status, another person or corporation has reserved or adopted a corporate name which is identical to or deceptively similar to the association's name, the association seeking reinstatement shall be required to adopt another name consistent with the requirements of this chapter and to amend its articles of incorporation accordingly.

     (4) If no action is taken to reinstate to active status as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the association shall be administratively dissolved.

[1989 c 307 § 35.]

Notes: Legislative finding -- 1989 c 307: See note following RCW 23.86.007.