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KRS tit. III, ch. 14A, subch. 4
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KRS 14A.4-010 Registered office and registered agent required

14A.4-010. Registered office and registered agent required (1) Each entity and each foreign entity qualified to transact business in this Commonwealth shall continuously maintain in this Commonwealth: (a) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and (b) A registered agent, who may be: 1. An individual who resides in this Commonwealth and whose business address is identical with the registered office; or 2. An entity or foreign entity qualified to transact business in this Commonwealth whose business address is identical with the registered office. (2) Unless the registered agent signs the document making the appointment, the appointment of the registered agent or a successor registered agent on whom process may be given is not effective until the agent delivers a statement in writing to the Secretary of State accepting the appointment. (3) Each entity and each foreign entity maintaining a registered office and agent in this Commonwealth shall provide to its registered agent and update from time to time as necessary the name, business address, and business telephone number of a natural person who is authorized to receive communications from the registered agent. Such person shall be deemed the communications contact for the entity or foreign entity. Every registered agent shall retain in paper or electronic form the information concerning the current communications contact for each entity and each foreign entity for which that registered agent serves as registered agent. If the entity or foreign entity fails to provide the registered agent with a current communications contact, the registered agent may resign as the registered agent for such entity or foreign entity. (4) This section shall not apply to a domestic or foreign partnership that is not a limited liability partnership. (5) This section shall not apply to a limited partnership governed as to its internal affairs by the Kentucky Uniform Limited Partnership Act, KRS 362.410 to 362.700. (6) This section shall not apply to a rural electric cooperative or to a foreign rural electric cooperative that is not required to qualify to transact business by means of a filing with the Secretary of State. (7) This section shall not apply to a rural telephone cooperative or to a foreign rural telephone cooperative that is not required to qualify to transact business by means of a filing with the Secretary of State. Effective: January 1, 2011 History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 28, effective January 1, 2011. Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2011). 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 28(5) cites the Kentucky Uniform Limited Partnership Act, KRS 362.410 to 362.700. These sections were repealed in 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 284, sec. 65.

KRS 14A.4-020 Change of registered office or registered agent

14A.4-020. Change of registered office or registered agent (1) An entity or foreign entity may change its registered office or registered agent or both by delivering a statement of change to the Secretary of State for filing that sets forth: (a) The name of the entity or foreign entity; (b) The street address of its current registered office; (c) If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office; (d) The name of its current registered agent; (e) If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent and the new agent's written consent to the appointment; and (f) 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. (2) If a registered agent changes its business address, it shall change the street address of the registered office of any entity or foreign entity for which it is the registered agent by notifying the entity or foreign entity in writing of the change and signing and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section and reciting that the entity or foreign entity has been notified of the change. (3) The change of address of the registered office or registered agent shall be effective upon filing by the Secretary of State. The appointment of a new registered agent shall be effective upon filing of the statement of change by the Secretary of State. Effective: January 1, 2011 History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 29, effective January 1, 2011.

KRS 14A.4-030 Resignation of registered agent

14A.4-030. Resignation of registered agent (1) A registered agent may resign the appointment by signing and delivering a statement of resignation to the Secretary of State for filing that may also provide that the registered office is discontinued. (2) After filing the statement, the Secretary of State shall mail one (1) copy to the registered office, if not discontinued, and the other copy to the entity or foreign entity at its principal office. (3) The agency appointment shall be terminated, and the registered office discontinued, if so provided, on the earlier of: (a) The appointment of a successor registered agent and, if applicable, registered office; or (b) The thirty-first day after the date on which the statement of resignation was filed. Effective: January 1, 2011 History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 30, effective January 1, 2011.

KRS 14A.4-040 Service through registered agent

14A.4-040. Service through registered agent (1) An entity's or foreign entity's registered agent shall be its agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the entity or foreign entity. (2) If an entity or foreign entity has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the entity or foreign entity may be served with process, or any notice or demand may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the entity or foreign entity at its principal office and to the attention of the person or office appropriate for giving notice to the entity or foreign entity. Service shall be perfected under this subsection at the earliest of: (a) The date the entity or foreign entity receives the mail; (b) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the entity or foreign entity; or (c) Five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postage paid and correctly addressed. (3) This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving an entity or foreign entity. Effective: January 1, 2011 History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 31, effective January 1, 2011.

KRS 14A.4-050 Obligations of registered agent

14A.4-050. Obligations of registered agent The duties of a registered agent are to: (1) Forward to the entity or foreign entity for which it is the registered agent any service of process, notice, or demand received on its behalf; and (2) Collect and maintain the information described in KRS 14A.4-010(3). Effective: January 1, 2011 History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 32, effective January 1, 2011.

KRS 14A.4-060 Venue for action against entity with registered office

14A.4-060. Venue for action against entity with registered office Excepting the actions provided in KRS 452.400, 452.405, 452.410, 452.415, 452.420, 452.430, 452.440, 452.445, 452.465, and 452.475, an action against an entity or foreign entity that maintains a registered office may be brought in the county in which the office is situated. Effective: June 29, 2017 History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 193, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=37091Fetched: 10/20/2026

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