A person must be appointed as Statutory Agent. The Statutory Agent must accept the appointment in writing. If the Statutory Agent is the person signing the Articles, then no separate acceptance form is required. If the person who is signing the Articles is someone other than the Statutory Agent, then a separate, signed Acceptance form is required. See the Statutory Agent Acceptance form.
The Statutory Agent does not have general authority to act for the LLC. The Statutory Agent’s purpose and authority is to accept service of process (lawsuits) on behalf of the LLC. The Statutory Agent can also be a member and/or manager of the LLC.
A Statutory Agent can be an individual, or an Arizona corporation or LLC, or a foreign corporation or LLC that is authorized to transact business in Arizona. An LLC cannot be its own Statutory Agent – it must appoint someone apart from itself. For example, the LLC can appoint one of its members or managers in his or her capacity as an individual as the statutory agent, but cannot appoint the LLC itself as the statutory agent. If an entity is appointed as Statutory Agent, its name must match exactly the name as shown in the records of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
If an individual is appointed as the statutory agent, that individual must be a permanent, full-time resident of the State of Arizona and must have a permanent, full-time physical or street address in the State of Arizona. The mailing address, if any, of that individual statutory agent must also be in Arizona.
To change the address of the LLC, or a member or manager, complete a Statement of Change of Manager or Member Addresses and submit it to the Arizona Corporation Commission. To change the address of the statutory agent of the LLC’s known place of business address complete a Statement of Change of Known Place of Business Address or Statutory Agent and submit it to the ACC.