Cancellation of registration

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  1. (a) A foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state may cancel its registration upon procuring from the Secretary of State a certificate of cancellation. In order to procure a certificate, the foreign limited liability company shall deliver to the Secretary of State an application for cancellation, which shall set forth:

    1. (1) The name of the foreign limited liability company and the state or other jurisdiction under the laws of which it is formed;

    2. (2) That the foreign limited liability company is not transacting business in this state;

    3. (3) That the foreign limited liability company surrenders its certificate of registration to transact business in this state;

    4. (4) That the foreign limited liability company revokes the authority of its registered agent for service of process in this state and consents that service of process in any action, suit, or proceeding based upon any cause of action arising in this state during the time the foreign limited liability company was authorized to transact business in this state may thereafter be made on the foreign limited liability company by service thereof upon the Secretary of State; and

    5. (5) An address to which a person may mail a copy of any process against the foreign limited liability company.

  2. (b) The application for cancellation shall be in the form and manner designated by the Secretary of State and shall be executed on behalf of the foreign limited liability company by a person with authority to do so under the laws of the state or other jurisdiction of its formation, or, if the foreign limited liability company is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.

  3. (c) A cancellation does not terminate the authority of the Secretary of State to accept service of process on the foreign limited liability company with respect to causes of action arising out of the doing of business in this state.


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