{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156d-5.01","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 5.01","heading":"Registered office and registered agent","body":"Section 5.01. REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT\nEach corporation shall continuously maintain in the commonwealth:\n(1) a registered office that may, but need not be, the same as any of its places of business; and\n(2) a registered agent who may be any of the following individuals or entities whose business office is also the registered office of the corporation:\n(i) an individual, including the secretary or another officer of the corporation;\n(ii) a domestic corporation or not-for-profit domestic corporation; or\n(iii) a foreign corporation or not-for-profit foreign corporation qualified to do business in this commonwealth.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 156D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter156D/Section5.01","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:40Z","sha256":"18123c2d4e61c388eeaa20d3e620c3c0fa9b3a5bacb1ca554f8e15439c840008","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156d-4.02","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156d-5.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}