Resignation of Registered Agent.

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(1) A registered agent may resign as agent for a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company by delivering for filing to the department a signed statement of resignation containing the name of the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company.

(2) After delivering the statement of resignation to the department for filing, the registered agent must promptly mail a copy to the limited liability company’s or foreign limited liability company’s current mailing address.

(3) A registered agent is terminated upon the earlier of:

(a) The 31st day after the department files the statement of resignation; or

(b) When a statement of change or other record designating a new registered agent is filed by the department.

(4) When a statement of resignation takes effect, the registered agent ceases to have responsibility for a matter thereafter tendered to it as agent for the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company. The resignation does not affect contractual rights that the company or foreign limited liability company has against the agent or that the agent has against the company or foreign limited liability company.

(5) A registered agent may resign from a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company regardless of whether the company or foreign limited liability company has active status.

History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 240, ch. 2019-90.


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