Section 34-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 1/1/2025] Requirements applicable to registered agentsThe following requirements apply to any registered agent required to be appointed by law for any corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership or any other business entity that forms or is required to register with the Secretary of the State:
(1) If the agent is a natural person, the person shall be eighteen years of age or older and be a resident of Connecticut during all such times as the person is named as agent. The Secretary may require proof that (A) the name of the agent provided is the legal name of the person appointed agent, (B) the residential address provided is the agent's primary residence, and (C) the business address is the usual place of business of the agent.(2) If the agent is another registered business entity, such entity shall be in good standing with the Secretary of the State. For the purposes of this subparagraph, "good standing" means that the registered business entity is active on the Secretary's records and compliant with its legal obligation to file annual reports and maintain a registered agent.(3) The business address provided for a registered business entity appointed to serve as registered agent for another registered business entity shall be the usual place of business for such agent. For the purposes of this subdivision, "usual place of business" means a place in this state that is customarily open during normal business hours where a person who is authorized to perform the services of a registered agent, including acceptance of service of process and other notifications for the entity for which the registered agent is serving as registered agent, is commonly present. "Usual place of business" does not include a United States post office box or a commercial post office box.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-NEW
Added by P.A. 24-0111,S. 51 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2025.