Oregon Statutes 65.111 – Registered office and registered agent
(1) Each corporation shall continuously maintain in this state both:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 65.111
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Domestic business corporation: means a for profit corporation that is incorporated under ORS Chapter 60. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Domestic limited liability company: means an unincorporated association that has one or more members and that is organized under ORS Chapter 63. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Domestic professional corporation: means a corporation that is organized under ORS Chapter 58 for the purpose of rendering professional services and for the purposes provided under ORS Chapter 58. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Foreign business corporation: means a for profit corporation that is incorporated under laws other than the laws of the state. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Foreign corporation: means a corporation that is organized under laws other than the laws of the state and that would be a nonprofit corporation if organized under the laws of the state. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Foreign limited liability company: means an unincorporated association that is organized under laws other than the laws of the state and under a statute that permits an entity to organize and that affords to each of the entity's members limited liability with respect to liabilities of the entity. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Foreign professional corporation: means a professional corporation that is organized under laws other than the laws of the state. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Individual: means a natural person, including the guardian of an incompetent individual. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
(a) A registered agent, who must be:
(A) An individual who resides in this state;
(B) A corporation, domestic business corporation, domestic limited liability company or domestic professional corporation with an office in this state; or
(C) A foreign corporation, foreign business corporation, foreign limited liability company or foreign professional corporation authorized to transact business in this state with an office in this state; and
(b) A registered office of the corporation, which must be the residence or office address of the registered agent.
(2) A registered office under this section must be located at a physical street address where process may be personally served on the registered agent. The registered office may not be a commercial mail receiving agency, a mail forwarding business or a virtual office. [1989 c.1010 § 35; 2001 c.315 § 29; 2017 c.705 § 27]