How to resign as registered agent in Kentucky:
It is really easy to resign as a registered agent in Kentucky. All you have to do is provide a signed Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent and one exact copy to the Kentucky Secretary of State (SOS) by mail or in person. If the SOS forms do not meet your needs, you may not attach additional documentation, but you may draft your own resignation.
Do you have to notify the Kentucky entity you’re serving as registered agent for before you resign or after?
You do not have to notify the business of your resignation because the Kentucky SOS will send a file stamped postcard to the business’s principal office address.
Is there a fee to resign as the Kentucky registered agent for a corporation, LLC, or other business entity
There is no fee to resign as the registered agent for any Kentucky business.
How long will it take the state to process the Kentucky resignation of registered agent filing?
The Kentucky SOS begins to process your documents the day they receive them, but it can take three business days to complete the filing.
How long do you still have to serve as the registered agent after the filing? How long will you have to legally accept service of process after you’ve resigned as agent?
A Kentucky registered agent’s obligation to accept service ends on the thirty-first day after you file the statement of resignation with SOS or when the business appoints a new registered agent, whichever happens first.
What Kentucky agency do you have to resign with?
You will submit your statement of resignation to the Kentucky Secretary of State: Division of Corporations.
Mail documents for filing to:
Elaine N. Walker
Office of the Secretary of State
PO Box 718
Frankfort, KY 40602-0718
Or personally deliver documents between 8 am and 4:30 pm:
Room 154, Capital Building
700 Capital Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-3490
Kentucky SOS forms:
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