Registered agent—Designation, statement of change, resignation.
(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.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
11.110, 18.100, 19.77, 19.09, 23.86, 23.90, 23B.01, 24.03, 24.06, 25.10, 25.15, 43.07, and
46.64 RCW. WSR 23-18-053, § 434-112-055, filed 8/31/23, effective 10/1/23. Statutory Authority: 2015 c 176, and chapters
11.110, 18.100, 19.77, 23.86, 23.90, 23B.01, 24.03, 24.06, 25.10, 25.15, 43.07, and
46.64 RCW. WSR 15-22-047, § 434-112-055, filed 10/29/15, effective 1/1/16. Statutory Authority: RCW
11.110.070,
18.100.035,
19.77.015, [19.77.]030, [19.77.]050, [19.77.]060,
23.86.075,
23.90.050,
23B.01.200, [23B.01.]220,
24.03.007, [24.03.]302, [24.03.]405, [24.03.]410,
24.06.290, [24.06.]440, [24.06.]445, [24.06.]450, [24.06.]455, [24.06.]485,
25.10.006, [25.10.]171, [25.10.]605, [25.10.]610, [25.10.]916, [25.10.]921,
25.15.007, [25.15.]810,
43.07.120, [43.07.]128, [43.07.]130,
46.64.040. WSR 10-20-150, § 434-112-055, filed 10/6/10, effective 11/6/10.]
