(a) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of change that sets forth:
(1) its name;
(2) the street address of its current registered office;
(3) if the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of its new registered office;
(4) the name of its current registered agent;
(5) if the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of its new registered agent and the new agent's written consent to the appointment either on the statement or attached to it; and
(6) that, after the changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.
(b) If a registered agent changes the street address of his business office, he may change the street address of the registered office of any foreign corporation for which he is the registered agent by notifying the corporation in writing of the change and signing either manually or in facsimile and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of change that complies with the requirements of subsection (a) and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.
HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-5-50 [1962 Code Section 12-13.5; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2], and Section 33-23-50 [1962 Code Section 12-23.5; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 4(1)]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations
Chapter 15 - Foreign Corporations
Section 33-15-101. Authority to transact business required.
Section 33-15-102. Consequences of transacting business without authority.
Section 33-15-103. Application for certificate of authority.
Section 33-15-104. Amended certificate of authority.
Section 33-15-105. Effect of certificate of authority.
Section 33-15-106. Corporate name of foreign corporation.
Section 33-15-107. Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.
Section 33-15-108. Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.
Section 33-15-109. Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.
Section 33-15-110. Service on foreign corporation.
Section 33-15-200. Withdrawal of foreign corporation.
Section 33-15-300. Grounds for revocation.
Section 33-15-310. Procedure for and effect of revocation.