Montana § 35-7-106 - Listing Of Commercial Registered Agent

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 35-7-106 — Listing Of Commercial Registered Agent, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 35-7-106. Listing Of Commercial Registered Agent

Listing of commercial registered agent. (1) An individual or a domestic or foreign entity may become listed as a commercial registered agent by filing with the secretary of state a commercial registered agent listing statement signed by or on behalf of the person that states: (a) the name of the individual or the name, type, and jurisdiction of organization of the entity; (b) that the person is in the business of serving as a commercial registered agent in this state; and (c) the address of a place of business of the person in this state to which service of process and other notice and documents being served on or sent to entities represented by it may be delivered. (2) If the name of a person filing a commercial registered agent listing statement is not distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from the name of another commercial registered agent listed under this section, the person shall adopt a fictitious name that is distinguishable and use that name in its statement and when it does business in this state as a commercial registered agent. (3) A commercial registered agent listing statement takes effect on filing. (4) The secretary of state shall note the filing of the commercial registered agent listing statement in the index of filings maintained by the secretary of state for each entity represented by the registered agent at the time of the filing. The statement has the effect of deleting the address of the registered agent from the registered agent filing of each of those entities.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 35-7-106 ("Listing Of Commercial Registered Agent") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. 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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