Legal Question in Business Law in New York

Registered Agents Foreign For Profit

Does a Corp. need to have a registered agent? How do you find out if they have one? What are the implications if they dont have one?


Asked on 10/23/08, 4:31 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Nancy Delain Delain Law Office, PLLC

Re: Registered Agents Foreign For Profit

This response is dictated by NEW YORK law.

No registered agent is required in New York for corporations; this is not necessarily true in other states.

The registered agent is listed with the Dept. of State. You may have to pay a fee for the information if the agent is not listed on the web listing of the corporation. You can run a search from:

http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/corpsearch.entity_search_entry

Registered agents accept service of process for corporations. If no registered agent is listed, service can be made on the Secretary of State as agent for the corporation. This is true of both in-state (i.e., formed in New York) and foreign (i.e., formed outside of New York) corporations.

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Answered on 10/24/08, 5:26 pm


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