Sec. 47-244a. Unincorporated unit owners' association's statutory agent for service.
Sec. 47-244a. Unincorporated unit owners' association's statutory agent for
service. (a) Not later than January 1, 1992, each unit owners' association, as defined in
section 47-202, that is not incorporated in this state shall have and maintain a statutory
agent for service in this state as provided in this section. A statutory agent for service
shall be either (1) a natural person who is a resident of this state, (2) a domestic corporation with or without capital stock, or (3) any corporation not organized under the laws
of this state which has procured a certificate of authority to transact business or conduct
affairs in this state.
(b) A statutory agent for service of a unit owners' association shall be appointed by
filing with the Secretary of the State a written appointment in such form as he prescribes
setting forth: (1) The name of the common interest community and of the association;
(2) the name of the statutory agent for service; and (3) if the statutory agent is a natural
person, the business and residence address thereof; if the statutory agent is a domestic
corporation, the address of the principal office thereof; if the statutory agent is a corporation not organized under the laws of this state, the address of the principal office thereof
in this state, if any. In each case the address shall include the street and number or other
particular designation.
(c) The written appointment shall be signed by the president, vice president or secretary of the appointing association. Each written appointment shall also be signed by the
statutory agent for service therein appointed.
(d) If a statutory agent for service dies, dissolves, withdraws from the state or resigns, the unit owners' association shall forthwith appoint another statutory agent for
service. If the statutory agent for service changes his or its address within the state from
that appearing upon the record in the office of the Secretary of the State, the unit owners'
association shall forthwith file with the Secretary of the State notice of the new address.
A statutory agent for service may resign by filing with the Secretary of the State a signed
statement in duplicate to that effect. The Secretary of the State shall forthwith file one
copy and mail the other copy of such statement to the unit owners' association at its
principal office. Upon the expiration of thirty days after such filing, the resignation shall
be effective and the authority of such statutory agent for service shall terminate. A unit
owners' association may revoke the appointment of a statutory agent for service by
making a new appointment as provided in this section and any new appointment so
made shall revoke all appointments theretofore made.
(e) The Secretary of the State shall charge and collect a fee of forty-five dollars for
filing an appointment of a statutory agent, and a fee of nine dollars for filing a change
of address of statutory agent or change of statutory agent.
(P.A. 91-341, S. 16, 19.)