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2017 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 617 CORPORATIONS NOT FOR PROFIT Entire Chapter
SECTION 1508
Change of registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.
F.S. 617.1508
617.1508 Change of registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.—
(1) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct its affairs in this state may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the Department of State for filing a statement of change that sets forth:
(a) Its name;
(b) The street address of its current registered office;
(c) If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of its new registered office;
(d) The name of its current registered agent;
(e) If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of its new registered agent and the new agent’s written consent (either on the statement or attached to it) to the appointment;
(f) That, after the change or changes are made, the street address of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical; and
(g) That any such change was authorized by resolution duly adopted by its board of directors or by an officer of the corporation so authorized by the board of directors.
(2) If a registered agent changes the street address of his or her business office, he or she may change the street address of the registered office of any foreign corporation for which he or she is the registered agent by notifying the corporation in writing of the change and signing (either manually or in facsimile) and delivering to the Department of State for filing a statement of change that complies with the requirements of paragraphs (1)(a)-(f) and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.
History.—s. 98, ch. 90-179; s. 67, ch. 93-281; s. 97, ch. 97-102.