ARIZONA COMMISSION Statutory Agent Acceptance Division 1300 West Washington Street Phoenix, Arizona 85007 www.azcc.gov (602) 542-3026 Instructions M002i

Who can be the Statutory Agent? Who can submit the Acceptance General Information A Statutory Agent can be an individual, form? Once the Acceptance is signed All corporations and or an Arizona corporation or LLC, or a by the statutory agent, anyone can companies (“LLCs”) registered with the foreign corporation or LLC that is submit the form to the A.C.C. It is Arizona Corporation Commission are authorized to transact in strongly recommended, however, that required to appoint a statutory agent in Arizona. A corporation or LLC cannot be the Acceptance be submitted the state of Arizona. See A.R.S. §§ 29- its own Statutory Agent – it must simultaneously with whatever other 3115. The statutory agent is required appoint someone apart from itself. For document makes the appointment to to accept the appointment by signing example, the LLC can appoint one of its ensure accurate processing of both a statement of acceptance. Statutes members or managers in his or her documents. are available on the Arizona Legislature's as an individual as the Filing fee. There is no filing fee. If the statutory agent, but cannot appoint the website, www.azleg.gov, by following the Acceptance is submitted separately LLC itself as the statutory agent. link for Arizona Revised Statutes. from the document making the The Statutory Agent Acceptance form A statutory agent for a limited liability appointment (not recommended), the provided by the Arizona Corporation company or registered foreign limited Acceptance can be independently Commission meets the minimum liability company must have a place of expedited. statutory requirements. Use of the business or residence in this state. For Expedited processing, add $35.00. A.C.C.’ s form is not required. A statutory agent must be either an For Two-Hour Service, add $400.00. individual resident of this state, a For Same Day Service, add $200.00. What is a Statutory Agent? domestic corporation, a limited liability For Next Day Service, add $100.00. A Statutory Agent is an individual or a company, a foreign corporation or a For questions, contact our Call Center at business entity that a corporation or foreign limited liability company 602-542-3026. All fees are nonrefundable. LLC appoints for the purpose of authorized to transact business in this See A.R.S. §§ 10-122,10-3122 and accepting service of process (lawsuit state. 29-3213. papers or legal documents) for the corporation or LLC. See A.R.S. §§ 10- The statutory agent must accept the Processing time. Processing times 501, 10-504, 10-1507, 10-1510, 10- appointment in writing. The statutory are posted on the A.C.C. website each 3501, 10-3504, 29-3115. The agent can accept the appointment by Monday at www.ecorp.azcc.gov agent is called a “statutory” agent completing and submitting the Statutory For expedited (faster) processing, because a statute requires that the Agent Acceptance form M002 found on payment of the expedite fee plus corporation or LLC appoint someone for our website at: www.ecorp.azcc.gov payment of the filing fee must be this purpose. See A.R.S. §§ 10-501, 10- If the statutory agent is an entity, submitted. See A.R.S. §§ 10-122, 504, 10-1507, 10-1510, 10-3501, 10- an authorized agent of that entity can 10-3122 and 29-3213. 3504, 29-3115. If, for example, sign the acceptance. An authorized agent The expedite fee is $35.00. See a lawsuit is filed against the corporation is anyone given authority to sign for Decision No. 68008, July 22, 2005, or LLC, the Statutory Agent will be the that entity. Docket No. AC-00000A-05-0488. one who is served (receives the papers Same Day/Next Day Service fees, See on behalf of the entity), and then the Is the Acceptance form the same Decision No. 77503, December 17, 2019, Statutory Agent should give the papers as an appointment? No. Use a as amended on January 15, 2020. to the corporation or LLC. Note that the Statement of Change form to appoint a requires that the corporation or LLC new statutory agent. Forms are Docket No. ACC-00000A-19-0213. maintain a statutory agent with a valid available on our website at this link: address on the records of the Arizona www.ecorp.azcc.gov Corporation Commission at all times, Instructions and the failure to do so will subject the Who can sign the Acceptance Number 1. List the exact name of the corporation or LLC to being form? Only the statutory agent that corporation or LLC as shown in the administratively dissolved. See A.R.S. has been appointed can sign the form. records of the Arizona Corporation §§ 10-1420, 10-11420, 29-3708. Official If an individual has been appointed, Commission, including exact spelling, notices from the Arizona Corporation that individual will sign the form. If an punctuation, and the corporation or LLC Commission will be sent to the statutory entity has been appointed as statutory identifier such as Inc., Incorporated, agent’s address. agent, then an authorized agent for that Limited Liability Company or LLC, etc. entity will sign the form. An authorized agent is anyone given authority to sign for that entity.

M002i.006 Arizona Corporation Commission – Corporations Division Rev. 3/2021 Page 1 of 2 Number 2. List the exact name of the In Person. Deliver the completed statutory agent as appointed by the document, cover sheet, and payment entity. If the entity appointed an (see below for payment information) to: individual as statutory agent, list the Arizona Corporation Commission name of that individual. If the entity Corporations Division - Examination Section appointed an existing corporation or 1300 W. Washington St. Phoenix, Arizona 85007 LLC as the statutory agent, list the name of the corporation or LLC. The Acceptance may be rejected if the statutory agent name does not Payment Methods match exactly the name of the appointed Credit card. If submitting the statutory agent. document in person, payment by credit card is acceptable. Credit cards cannot be used if submitting by mail. The Signature and Verification Arizona Corporation Commission The Statutory Agent Acceptance may be accepts only Visa or MasterCard. signed only by the appointed statutory Check. If submitting the document by agent. If the appointed statutory agent mail or in person, payment by check is is an individual, that individual must acceptable. Checks must be made sign. If the appointed statutory agent is payable to "Arizona Corporation an entity, then an authorized agent of Commission," with all words spelled out that entity must sign. An authorized and no abbreviations. Checks must be agent is anyone given authority to sign completely and properly filled out, for that entity. including the amount sections. We will The document is submitted under not accept checks drawn on non-U.S. penalty of law, and the "I accept" . box must be checked. order. If submitting the Sign on the signature line in the document by mail or in person, Signature section. Print the name of the payment by money order is acceptable. individual signing next to the signature. Fill in the date. Check the appropriate Cash. If submitting the document in box underneath the signature line to person, cash payments are acceptable indicate the capacity of the signer. at the Phoenix ONLY (Tucson does not accept cash). Do not mail cash. NOTE: No bills larger than $20.00 will Submit the document be accepted. It is strongly recommended that the Statutory Agent Acceptance form be Questions submitted at the same time as the document making the appointment to For questions, contact Customer Service at 602-542-3026, or, within Arizona only, ensure accurate processing of both documents. 800-345-5819.

Cover Sheet. All documents must be submitted with a Cover Sheet. Forms are available on our website at this link: www.ecorp.azcc.gov

By Mail. Mail the completed paper document, cover sheet, and payment (see below for payment information) to: Arizona Corporation Commission Corporations Division - Examination Section 1300 W. Washington St. Phoenix, Arizona 85007

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