KRS 14A.4-010: Registered office and registered agent required.

(1) Each entity and each foreign entity qualified to transact business in this

Commonwealth shall continuously maintain in this Commonwealth:

(a) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and

(b) A registered agent, who may be:

1. An individual who resides in this Commonwealth and whose business

address is identical with the registered office; or

2. An entity or foreign entity qualified to transact business in this

Commonwealth whose business address is identical with the regist ered

office.

(2) Unless the registered agent signs the document making the appointment, the

appointment of the registered agent or a successor registered agent on whom

process may be given is not effective until the agent delivers a statement in writing

to the Secretary of State accepting the appointment.

(3) Each entity and each foreign entity maintaining a registered office and agent in this

Commonwealth shall provide to its registered agent and update from time to time as

necessary the name, business add ress, and business telephone number of a natural

person who is authorized to receive communications from the registered agent.

Such person shall be deemed the communications contact for the entity or foreign

entity. Every registered agent shall retain in paper or electronic form the information

concerning the current communications contact for each entity and each foreign

entity for which that registered agent serves as registered agent. If the entity or

foreign entity fails to provide the registered agent with a current communications

contact, the registered agent may resign as the registered agent for such entity or

foreign entity.

(4) This section shall not apply to a domestic or foreign partnership that is not a limited

liability partnership.

(5) This se ction shall not apply to a limited partnership governed as to its internal

affairs by the Kentucky Uniform Limited Partnership Act, KRS 362.410 to 362.700.

(6) This section shall not apply to a rural electric cooperative or to a foreign rural

electric cooperative that is not required to qualify to transact business by means of a

filing with the Secretary of State.

(7) This section shall not apply to a rural telephone cooperative or to a foreign rural

telephone cooperative that is not required to qualify to transact business by means

of a filing with the Secretary of State.