(1) A domestic
entity and a foreign registered entity must designate a registered agent. A
registered agent may be a noncommercial or commercial registered
agent.
(2) To be designated as a
commercial registered agent, a person must deliver to the secretary of state
via the online filing system a commercial-registered-agent-listing statement,
and must enter the names and unified business identifier numbers of all
entities which the commercial registered agent represents in this
state.
(3) When completing and
submitting an online filing for any entity required by Washington law to
appoint a registered agent, the filing party shall affirm under oath that they
have obtained and have in their possession the signed, written consent of the
person appointed as registered agent.
(4) When the person submitting the filing
online is the person appointed as registered agent, a separate written consent
is not required.
(5) Submitting a
false affirmation is punishable as a gross misdemeanor under
RCW
43.07.210.
(6) The entity required to maintain a
registered agent must:
(a) Retain the
registered agent's signed consent;
(b) Make the registered agent's signed
consent available for inspection upon request; and
(c) Submit the registered agent's signed
consent to the division or the office of the attorney general within 10
business days upon demand.
(7) A statement of change to update the
registered agent name or contact information may be completed online by:
(a) An authorized person acting on behalf of
the entity;
(b) A noncommercial
registered agent; or
(c) A
commercial registered agent.
(8) When a statement of change is filed by a
noncommercial or commercial registered agent, the agent making the change must
give each entity represented a notice of a record relating to the
change.
(9) A registered agent may
resign as the agent for a represented entity by delivering to the secretary of
state via the online filing system a statement of resignation, executed by the
agent.
(10) A statement of
resignation takes effect on the 31st day after the day on which it is filed by
the division, or the designation of a new registered agent, whichever is
earlier.
(11) A resigning
registered agent must promptly furnish each represented entity notice in a
record of the date on which a statement of resignation was filed. Notice must
include the warning that the entity may be administratively dissolved if a new
registered agent is not appointed within 60 days of the resignation of the
agent.
