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Texas Business Organizations Code

§ 5.205 — REJECTION OF APPOINTMENT

BO § 5.205Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 5. NAMES OF ENTITIES; REGISTERED AGENTS AND REGISTERED OFFICES · Art. E. REGISTERED AGENTS AND REGISTERED OFFICES

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(a)A person designated or appointed as an entity's registered agent in a registered agent filing without the person's consent may terminate the person's appointment or designation as registered agent by filing a statement of rejection of appointment with the filing officer.
(b)The statement of rejection of appointment must:
(1)be signed by the person named as registered agent;
(2)contain the name of the represented entity; and
(3)contain a statement certifying that the person did not consent to serve as the represented entity's registered agent on the date on which the registered agent filing on which the person is named as registered agent took effect.
(c)On acceptance of the statement of rejection of appointment by the filing officer, the designation or appointment of that person as registered agent and the designation of the registered office terminate.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1123 (H.B. 1787), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2010.

Source: Texas Business Organizations Code § 5.205 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.