Source: https://www.azleg.gov/arsDetail/?title=10 (official Arizona State Legislature site). Retrieved 2026-07-07. Section range: Sec: 10-3501-10-3504. 4 sections.
10-3501. Known place of business and statutory agent
Each corporation shall continuously maintain in this state both:
1. A known place of business that may be the address of its statutory agent.
2. A statutory agent who may be either:
(a) An individual who resides in this state.
(b) A domestic business or nonprofit corporation formed under this title.
(c) A foreign business or nonprofit corporation authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in this state.
(d) A limited liability company formed under title 29.
(e) A limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state.
10-3502. Change of known place of business and statutory agent
A. A corporation may change its known place of business or statutory agent by delivering to the commission for filing a statement of change that may be the annual report and that sets forth:
1. The name of the corporation.
2. If the current known place of business is to be changed, the street address of the new known place of business.
3. If the current statutory agent is to be changed, the name and street address of the new statutory agent and the new agent's written consent to the appointment.
B. The statement of change shall be executed by the corporation by an officer and delivered to the commission. The change or changes set forth in the statement of change are effective on delivery to the commission for filing.
C. If the statutory agent changes its street address, it shall give written notice to the corporation of the change and sign, either manually or by fax, and deliver to the commission for filing a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection A of this section and that recites that the corporation has been given written notice of the change. The change or changes set forth in the statement are effective on delivery to the commission for filing.
10-3503. Resignation of statutory agent
A. A statutory agent may resign its agency appointment by signing and delivering to the commission for filing the signed original statement of resignation. The statement may include a statement that the known place of business is also discontinued. The statutory agent shall give written notice of its resignation to the corporation at an address other than the statutory agent's address.
B. After filing the statement, the commission shall mail one copy to the corporation at its known place of business, if not discontinued, and another copy to the corporation at its principal office.
C. The agency appointment is terminated and, if so provided in the statement, the known place of business is discontinued on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was delivered to the commission for filing.
10-3504. Service on corporation
A. The statutory agent appointed by a corporation is an agent of the corporation on whom process, notice or demand that is required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation may be served and that, when so served, is lawful personal service on the corporation.
B. If a corporation fails to appoint or maintain a statutory agent at the address shown on the records of the commission, the commission is an agent of the corporation on whom any process, notice or demand may be served. Pursuant to the Arizona rules of civil procedure, service on the commission of any process, notice or demand for an entity that is registered pursuant to this title shall be made by delivering to and leaving with the commission duplicate copies of the process, notice or demand, and the commission shall immediately cause one of the copies of the process, notice or demand to be forwarded by mail, addressed to the corporation at its known place of business. Service made on the commission is returnable pursuant to applicable law relative to personal service on the corporation. If service is made on the commission, whether under this chapter or a rule of court, the corporation has thirty days to respond in addition to the time otherwise provided by law.
C. The commission shall keep a permanent record of all processes, notices and demands served on it under this section and shall record in the record the time of the service and its action with reference to the service.
D. Notice required to be served on a corporation pursuant to section 10-11421 or 10-11422 may be served:
1. By mail addressed to the statutory agent of the corporation or, if the corporation fails to appoint and maintain a statutory agent, addressed to the known place of business required to be maintained pursuant to section 10-3501.
2. By electronic transmission to the statutory agent or to the corporation, or both.
3. Pursuant to the rules for service of process authorized by the Arizona rules of civil procedure.