NorthCarolina Corporate Statutes require each Corporation that is formed
in NorthCarolina to continuously maintain a Registered Office and Registered
Agent within the State of NorthCarolina.
If you have a business
office in the state, an individual can accept the responsibilities
of Registered Agent. However, it is normally recommended that you
retain the services of a Registered Agent Service. Failure to maintain
a consistent Registered Agent is the most frequent reason for inadvertant
administrative dissolution and loss of corporate status. This often
results when your RA relocates or fails to take action upon receipt
of information regarding the corporation. For this reason it is recommended
that you retain a service that performs RA services as a regular part
of its business.
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The Registered Agent may be an individual or a corporation; provided
that such individual or corporation must maintain a Registered Office
within the State of NorthCarolina. A corporation that is designated as
Registered Agent for another corporation must either be a NorthCarolina
corporation or a corporation that is registered o do business in the
State of NorthCarolina.
The corporation being formed cannot act as its own Registered Agent.
In NorthCarolina, the Registered Agent must be either (1) an individual
who is a resident of NorthCarolina and who is an initial Director in the
corporation, (2) a resident of NorthCarolina who is a member of the State
Bar, or (3) a NorthCarolina corporation or a corporation that is registered
to do business in NorthCarolina.
If a Registered Agent is a resident Director, the director must be
listed with name and addresses in the Articles of Incorporation. The
form documents included in your Package list a single initial director
in your corporation who acts as the initial Registered Agent. Additional
Directors can be appointed in your Corporate Kit. The template form
is set up so that the first director that you list in the template
will be inserted as the initial Registered Agent.
The Registered Office cannot be a Post Office Box. It must be a physical
street address that is open during normal business hours.
At the time of Incorporation, the Registered Agent must execute an
acceptance of its appointment as a Registered Agent and that the Registered
Agent is familiar with and accepts responsibilities as Registered
Agent. Your DigiLaw Incorporation E-Book includes the form that NorthCarolina
requires for acceptance by your Registered Agent..
Under NorthCarolina Law, the Registered Agent agrees to accept service
of legal process on the Corporation.
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