Oklahoma § 18-1022

§ 18-1022.

Registered agent in state - Resident agent.

REGISTERED AGENT IN STATE; RESIDENT AGENT

A. Every domestic corporation shall have and maintain in this

state a registered agent, which agent may be any of the following:

1. The domestic corporation itself;

2. An individual resident of this state;

3. A domestic corporation, a domestic partnership whether

general or limited and including a limited liability partnership or

a limited liability limited partnership or a domestic limited

liability company; or

4. A foreign corporation, a foreign limited liability

partnership, a foreign limited partnership, a foreign limited

liability limited partnership or a foreign limited liability

company, if authorized to transact business in this state.

B. Every foreign corporation transacting business in this state

shall have and maintain the Secretary of State as its registered

agent in this state. In addition, such foreign corporation may have

and maintain in this state an additional registered agent, which may

be an individual or entity set forth in subsection A of this

section; provided, that the foreign corporation may not be its own

registered agent. If such additional registered agent is

designated, service of process shall be on such agent and not on the

Secretary of State.

C. Each registered agent for a domestic corporation or foreign

corporation shall:

1. If an entity, maintain a business office identical with the

registered office which is open during regular business hours, or if

an individual, be generally present at the registered office to

accept service of process and otherwise perform the functions of a

registered agent;

2. If a foreign entity, be authorized to transact business in

this state; and

3. Accept service of process and other communications directed

to the corporations for which it serves as registered agent and

forward same to the corporation to which the service or

communication is directed.

D. Every corporation formed under the laws of this state or

qualified to do business in this state shall provide to its

registered agent, and update from time to time as necessary, the

name, business address and business telephone number of a natural

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations

person who is an officer, director, employee or designated agent of

the corporation, who is then authorized to receive communications

from the registered agent. Such person shall be deemed the

communications contact for the corporation. Every registered agent

shall retain, in paper or electronic form, the information required

by this subsection concerning the current communications contact for

each corporation for which he, she or it serves as a registered

agent. If the corporation fails to provide the registered agent

with a current communications contact, the registered agent may

resign as the registered agent for such corporation pursuant to

Section 1026 of this title.

E. Whenever the term “resident agent” or “resident agent in

charge of a corporation’s principal office or place of business in

this state”, or other term of like import which refers to a

corporation’s agent required by statute to be located in this state,

is or has been used in a corporation’s certificate of incorporation,

or in any other document, or in any statute, it shall be deemed to

mean and refer to, unless the context indicates otherwise, the

corporation’s registered agent required by this section. It shall

not be necessary for any corporation to amend its certificate of

incorporation or any other document to comply with the provisions of

this section.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 292, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by

Laws 1998, c. 422, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 255, § 5,

eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2017, c. 323, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws

2024, c. 120, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.