CHAPTER 31B. UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT.

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ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

§31B-1-108. Designated office and agent for service of process.

(a) A limited liability company and a foreign limited liability company authorized to do business in this state may continuously maintain in this state:

(1) An office, which need not be a place of its business in this state; and

(2) An agent and address of the agent for service of process on the company.

(b) An agent shall be an individual resident of this state, a domestic corporation, another limited liability company, or a foreign corporation or foreign company authorized to do business in this state.

(c) Every limited liability company shall pay the annual report fee of $25 for the filing of the annual report for the limited liability company or the biennial report fee of $50 for the filing of the biennial report as described in §59-1-2a of this code, which fee shall be due and payable with the filing of the annual or biennial report, as applicable, after the initial registration of the limited liability company on or before the dates specified in §59-1-2a of this code and other applicable provisions thereof, and shall be collected by the Secretary of State and deposited in the general administrative fees account established by §59-1-2 of this code. The Secretary of State shall dedicate sufficient resources from that fund or other funds to provide the services required in this chapter.

(d) The Secretary of State shall keep a record of all processes, notices, and demands served pursuant to this section and record the time of and the action taken regarding the service.

(e) This section does not affect the right to serve process, notice, or demand in any manner otherwise provided by law.

(f) The amendments to this section enacted in 2008 are effective beginning on and after July 1, 2008.

(g) Amendments to this section concerning the election of biennial reporting enacted into law during the Regular Legislative Session of the year 2026, shall take effect on July 1, 2026, and shall not forgive prior failures to file annual reports or pay annual fees previously due.