Louisiana § RS 12:1-503 - Resignation of registered agent
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 12:1-503 — Resignation of registered agent, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 12:1-503. Resignation of registered agent
A. A registered agent may resign the agent's appointment by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing the signed original and two exact or conformed copies of a statement of resignation. If the office of the registered agent is also the registered office of the corporation, the statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.
B. After filing the statement the secretary of state shall mail one copy to the registered office, if not discontinued, and the other copy to the corporation at its principal office.
C. The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed.
Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 12:1-503 ("Resignation of registered agent") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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