Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.

(1) The registered agent of a foreign corporation may resign as agent by signing and delivering to the department for filing a statement of resignation and mailing a copy of such statement to the corporation at the corporation’s principal office address shown in its most recent annual report or, if none, shown in its application for a certificate of authority or other most recently filed document. After delivering the statement of resignation to the department for filing, the registered agent must promptly mail a copy to the foreign corporation at its current mailing address. The statement of resignation may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.

(2) A registered agent is terminated upon the earlier of:

(a) The 31st day after the department files the statement of resignation; or

(b) When a statement of change or other record designating a new registered agent is filed with the department.

(3) When a statement of resignation takes effect, the registered agent ceases to have responsibility for a matter thereafter tendered to them as agent for the foreign corporation. The resignation does not affect contractual rights that the foreign corporation has against the agent or that the agent has against the foreign corporation.

(4) A registered agent may resign from a foreign corporation regardless of whether the foreign corporation has active status.