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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.251

FAILURE TO DESIGNATE REGISTERED AGENT

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case BLS Development, LLC v. Manuel Lopez (2012)

Most recently applied in Katy Venture, LTD & Katy Management, L.L.C. v. Cremona Bistro Corp. (June 2014)

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff

The secretary of state is an agent of an entity for purposes of service of process, notice, or demand on the entity if:

(1) the entity is a filing entity or a foreign filing entity and:

(A) the entity fails to appoint or does not maintain a registered agent in this state; or

(B) the registered agent of the entity cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office of the entity; or

(2) the entity is a foreign filing entity and:

(A) the entity's registration to do business under this code is revoked; or

(B) the entity transacts business in this state without being registered as required by Chapter 9.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.