(a) A registered agent may resign his or her agency appointment by signing and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing, and the corporation at its registered office, the signed original and two exact copies of a statement of resignation. The statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.

(b) After filing the statement, the Secretary of State shall mail one copy to the registered office (if not discontinued) and the other copy to the corporation at its principal office.

(c) The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the 31st day after the date on which the statement is filed. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)