Sec. 33-1222. Withdrawal of foreign corporation.
Sec. 33-1222. Withdrawal of foreign corporation. (a) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state may not withdraw from this state until it obtains
a certificate of withdrawal from the Secretary of the State.
(b) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state may apply for
a certificate of withdrawal by delivering an application to the Secretary of the State for
filing. The application shall set forth: (1) The name of the foreign corporation and the
name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated; (2) that it is not conducting affairs in this state and that it surrenders its authority to conduct affairs in this state;
(3) that it revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and
appoints the Secretary of the State and his successors in office as its agent for service
of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was
authorized to conduct affairs in this state; (4) a mailing address to which the Secretary
of the State may mail a copy of any process served on him under subdivision (3) of this
subsection; and (5) a commitment to notify the Secretary of the State in the future of
any change in its mailing address.
(c) After the withdrawal of the corporation is effective, service of process on the
Secretary of the State as provided in section 33-1219, is service on the foreign corporation.
(P.A. 96-256, S. 149, 209; P.A. 97-246, S. 80, 81, 99.)
History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 amended Subsec. (b)(3) to provide that the appointment
is of the Secretary of the State "and his successors in office" and amended Subsec. (c) to provide that service on the
Secretary of the State is made "as provided in Sec. 33-1219" rather than "under this section" and delete provision that
required the Secretary of the State to mail a copy of the process to the foreign corporation, effective June 27, 1997.