17-6203.   Change of registered office or residentagent; death orremoval of resident agent; appointment of successor required.(a) Any corporation, by resolution of the board of directorsof such corporation, may changethe location of its registered office in this state to any other placein this state and the resident agent of acorporationmay be changed to any other person or corporation, including itself inthe case of a domestic corporation. The resolution shall state thelocation of the registered office and the resident agent's name asprescribed by subsection (a)(2) of K.S.A. 17-6002 and amendmentsthereto. Upon theadoption of such a resolution, a certificate certifying the change shallbe executed and filed in accordance with K.S.A. 17-6003andamendments thereto.

      (b)   If a foreign or domestic corporation's resident agent dies orleaves this state, such corporation shalldesignate and certifyto the secretary of state the name of another resident agent in themanner provided in subsection (a) within 30 days ofsuch death or when the resident agent left. If no newresident agent has been designated in thetime and manner as provided in this subsection, serviceof legal process on such corporationmay be made as prescribed by K.S.A. 60-304 and amendments thereto. Ifany corporation fails to designate a new residentagent as required by this subsection,the secretary of state after giving 30 days' noticeof theintended action may declare the corporation's existence forfeited, or,in the case of a foreign corporation, the secretary maydeclare thecorporation's authority to do business in this state forfeited.

      History:   L. 1972, ch. 52, § 19;L. 1978, ch. 80, § 2;L. 1999, ch. 39, § 8;L. 2000, ch. 39, § 20; July 1.