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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 18. CORPORATIONS

  § 18-1022. Registered Agent in State - Resident Agent.  

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  • REGISTERED AGENT IN STATE; RESIDENT AGENT

    A.  Every domestic corporation shall have and maintain in this state a registered agent, which agent may be either:

    1.  The domestic corporation itself;

    2.  An individual resident of this state; or

    3.  A domestic or qualified foreign corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership.  Each registered agent shall maintain a business office identical with the registered office which is open during regular business hours to accept service of process and otherwise perform the functions of a registered agent.

    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 a registered agent, which agent may be either:

    1.  An individual resident of this state; or

    2.  A domestic or qualified foreign corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership.  Each registered agent shall maintain a business office identical with the registered office which is open during regular business hours to accept service of process and otherwise perform the functions of a 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.  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.