Section 34-408 - (Formerly Sec. 34-81u). Domestic and foreign limited liability partnerships: Statutory agent for service(a) Each registered limited liability partnership which does not have its principal office in this state and each foreign registered limited liability partnership shall have and maintain a statutory agent for service in this state as provided in this section. A statutory agent for service shall be: (1) A natural person who is a resident of this state; (2) a domestic corporation; (3) a corporation not organized under the laws of this state and which has procured a certificate of authority to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state; (4) a domestic limited liability company; (5) a limited liability company not organized under the laws of this state and which has procured a certificate of registration to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state; (6) a domestic registered limited liability partnership; (7) a foreign registered limited liability partnership which has procured a certificate of authority to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state; (8) a domestic statutory trust; or (9) a statutory trust not organized under the laws of this state and which has procured a certificate of registration to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state.(b) A registered limited liability partnership which does not have its principal office in this state or a foreign registered limited liability partnership shall appoint a statutory agent for service by filing with the Secretary of the State a written appointment in such form as the Secretary of the State shall prescribe setting forth: (1) The name of the registered limited liability partnership or the foreign registered limited liability partnership; (2) the name of the statutory agent for service; and (3) ifthe statutory agent is a natural person, the business and residence addresses thereof; if the statutory agent is an entity organized under the laws of this state, the address of the principal office thereof; if the statutory agent is an entity not organized under the laws of this state, the address of the principal office thereof in this state, if any. In each case, the address shall include the street and number or other particular designation. Each written appointment shall also be signed by the statutory agent for service therein appointed.(c) If a statutory agent for service dies, dissolves, removes from the state or resigns, the registered limited liability partnership shall forthwith appoint another statutory agent for service. If the statutory agent for service changes his or its address within the state from that appearing upon the record in the office of the Secretary of the State, the registered limited liability partnership shall forthwith file with the Secretary of the State notice of the new address. A statutory agent for service may resign by filing with the Secretary of the State a signed statement in duplicate to that effect. The Secretary of the State shall forthwith file one copy and mail the other copy of such statement to the registered limited liability partnership at its principal office. Upon the expiration of thirty days after such filing, the resignation shall be effective and the authority of such statutory agent for service shall terminate. A registered limited liability partnership may revoke the appointment of a statutory agent for service by making a new appointment as provided in this section and any new appointment so made shall revoke all appointments theretofore made.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-408
( P.A. 94-218, S. 22, 28; P.A. 04-240, S. 20; P.A. 11-146, S. 19.)
Amended by P.A. 11-0146, S. 19 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2012.