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S.B. 146

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BUSINESS ENTITY AMENDMENTS

             2     
2002 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: John L. Valentine

             5      This act modifies the Partnership and Corporations Titles and makes technical changes.
             6      This act addresses issues related to registered agents and business addresses. This act
             7      provides for conversion of corporations to or from domestic limited liability companies. This
             8      act amends provisions of the Utah Revised Limited Liability Company Act.
             9      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             10      AMENDS:
             11          48-2a-104, as last amended by Chapter 189, Laws of Utah 1991
             12          48-2a-202, as last amended by Chapter 131, Laws of Utah 2000
             13          48-2c-108, as enacted by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2001
             14          48-2c-110, as enacted by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2001
             15          48-2c-401, as enacted by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2001
             16          48-2c-408, as enacted by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2001
             17          48-2c-602, as enacted by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2001
             18          48-2c-707, as enacted by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2001
             19          48-2c-801, as enacted by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2001
             20          48-2c-804, as enacted by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2001
             21          48-2c-1103, as enacted by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2001
             22          48-2c-1207, as enacted by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2001
             23      ENACTS:
             24          16-6a-1008.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             25          16-10a-1008.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             26          48-2a-202.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 16-6a-1008.7 is enacted to read:
             29          16-6a-1008.7. Conversion to or from a domestic limited liability company.
             30          (1) (a) A domestic nonprofit corporation may convert to a domestic limited liability
             31      company subject to Title 48, Chapter 2c, Utah Revised Limited Liability Company Act, by
             32      complying with:
             33          (i) this Subsection (1); and
             34          (ii) Section 48-2c-1401 .
             35          (b) If a domestic nonprofit corporation converts to a domestic limited liability company
             36      in accordance with this Subsection (1), the articles of conversion shall:
             37          (i) comply with Section 48-2c-1402 ; and
             38          (ii) if the corporation has any members, provide for:
             39          (A) the cancellation of any membership; or
             40          (B) the conversion of any membership in the domestic nonprofit corporation to a
             41      membership interest in the domestic limited liability company.
             42          (c) In accordance with Section 48-2c-1404 , before articles of conversion may be filed with
             43      the division, the conversion shall be approved:
             44          (i) in the manner provided for the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the domestic
             45      nonprofit corporation; or
             46          (ii) if the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the domestic nonprofit corporation do not
             47      provide the method for approval:
             48          (A) if the domestic nonprofit corporation has voting members, by all of the members of
             49      the domestic nonprofit corporation regardless of limitations or restrictions on the voting rights of
             50      the members; or
             51          (B) if the nonprofit domestic corporation does not have voting members, by a majority of:
             52          (I) the directors in office at the time the conversion is approved by the board of directors;
             53      or
             54          (II) if directors have not been appointed or elected, the incorporators.
             55          (2) A domestic limited liability company may convert to a domestic nonprofit corporation
             56      subject to this chapter by:
             57          (a) filing articles of incorporation in accordance with this chapter; and
             58          (b) complying with Section 48-2c-1406 .


             59          Section 2. Section 16-10a-1008.7 is enacted to read:
             60          16-10a-1008.7. Conversion to or from a domestic limited liability company.
             61          (1) (a) A corporation may convert to a domestic limited liability company subject to Title
             62      48, Chapter 2c, Utah Revised Limited Liability Company Act, by complying with:
             63          (i) this Subsection (1); and
             64          (ii) Section 48-2c-1401 .
             65          (b) If a corporation converts to a domestic limited liability company in accordance with
             66      this Subsection (1), the articles of conversion shall:
             67          (i) comply with Section 48-2c-1402 ; and
             68          (ii) if the corporation has issued shares, provide for:
             69          (A) the cancellation of any issued share; or
             70          (B) the conversion of any issued share to a membership interest in the domestic limited
             71      liability company.
             72          (c) In accordance with Section 48-2c-1404 , before articles of conversion may be filed with
             73      the division, the conversion shall be approved:
             74          (i) in the manner provided for the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation;
             75      or
             76          (ii) if the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation do not provide the method
             77      for approval:
             78          (A) if the corporation has issued shares, by all of the outstanding shares of all classes of
             79      shares of the corporation regardless of limitations or restrictions on the voting rights of the shares;
             80      or
             81          (B) if the corporation has not issued shares, by a majority of:
             82          (I) the directors in office at the time that the conversion is approved by the board of
             83      directors; or
             84          (II) if directors have not been appointed or elected, the incorporators.
             85          (2) A domestic limited liability company may convert to a corporation subject to this
             86      chapter by:
             87          (a) filing articles of incorporation in accordance with this chapter; and
             88          (b) complying with Section 48-2c-1406 .
             89          Section 3. Section 48-2a-104 is amended to read:


             90           48-2a-104. Registered agent.
             91          (1) (a) [Each] A limited partnership shall continuously maintain in this state an agent for
             92      service of process on the limited partnership[, which].
             93          (b) The agent [must] required by this Subsection (1) shall be:
             94          (i) an individual resident of this state[,];
             95          (ii) a domestic corporation[,]; or
             96          (iii) a foreign corporation authorized to do business in this state.
             97          (2) (a) The registered agent of a limited partnership may resign by filing [an original and
             98      one copy of a signed written] with the division a notice of resignation [with the division. The]
             99      signed by the resigning agent.
             100          (b) After receipt of the notice of resignation under Subsection (2)(a), the division shall
             101      [then mail] provide a copy of the notice of resignation to [the] each general [partners] partner of
             102      the limited partnership at the [addresses] address set forth in the limited partnership's certificate
             103      for each general partner.
             104          (c) The appointment of [the] a registered agent ends 30 days after the division receives the
             105      notice of [the] resignation required by this Subsection (2).
             106          (3) (a) A limited partnership may change the limited partnership's registered agent in this
             107      state by filing with the division a notice of change of registered agent.
             108          (b) The notice of change of registered agent required by this Subsection (3) shall:
             109          (i) state:
             110          (A) the name of the limited partnership;
             111          (B) the name of the limited partnership's registered agent before the change of registered
             112      agent; and
             113          (C) the name of the limited partnership's registered agent after the change of registered
             114      agent; and
             115          (ii) include the new registered agent's written consent to the appointment:
             116          (A) on the notice of change of registered agent; or
             117          (B) in a document accompanying the notice of change of registered agent.
             118          (c) A registered agent may change the registered agent's street address by:
             119          (i) notifying the limited partnership in writing of the change; and
             120          (ii) filing with the division a notice of change of address that:


             121          (A) is signed by the registered agent;
             122          (B) includes the information required by Subsection (3)(b); and
             123          (C) states that the registered agent notified the limited partnership as required by
             124      Subsection (3)(c)(i).
             125          (d) A notice that is required under this section to be filed with the division shall be filed
             126      no later than 30 days after the change for which notice under this section is required.
             127          Section 4. Section 48-2a-202 is amended to read:
             128           48-2a-202. Amendment to certificate.
             129          (1) (a) A certificate of limited partnership is amended by filing a certificate of amendment
             130      with the division. [The]
             131          (b) A certificate of amendment filed under this Subsection (1) shall [set forth] state:
             132          (a) the name of the limited partnership;
             133          (b) the date of filing the certificate; and
             134          (c) the amendment to the certificate.
             135          (2) [Within 60 days after the happening of any of the following events, an] An amendment
             136      to a certificate of limited partnership [reflecting the occurrence of the event or events:] shall be
             137      filed[. (a) the continuation of the] within 60 days after the day the limited partnership continues
             138      business under Section 48-2a-801 after an event of withdrawal of a general partner[;].
             139          [(b) a change of the registered agent required to be maintained by Section 48-2a-104 ; or]
             140          [(c) a change of the limited partnership's principal place of business where the records
             141      required to be maintained by Section 48-2a-105 are kept.]
             142          (3) A general partner who knows or reasonably should know that any statement in a
             143      certificate of limited partnership or a certificate of amendment to a certificate of limited
             144      partnership was false at the time the certificate was executed making the certificate inaccurate in
             145      any respect, shall promptly amend the certificate.
             146          (4) A certificate of limited partnership may be amended at any time for any other proper
             147      purpose the general partners determine.
             148          (5) A person may not be held liable because an amendment to a certificate of limited
             149      partnership has not been filed [to reflect the occurrence of any event referred to in] under
             150      Subsection (2) if the amendment is filed within the 60 days specified in Subsection (2).
             151          (6) A restated certificate of limited partnership may be executed and filed in the same


             152      manner as a certificate of amendment.
             153          Section 5. Section 48-2a-202.5 is enacted to read:
             154          48-2a-202.5. Actions not requiring amendment.
             155          Notwithstanding Section 48-2a-202 , a limited partnership is not required to amend the
             156      limited partnership's certificate of limited partnership to report a change in:
             157          (1) the name of the limited partnership's registered agent;
             158          (2) the street address of the limited partnership's registered agent; or
             159          (3) the limited partnership's principal place of business where the records required to be
             160      maintained by Section 48-2a-105 are kept.
             161          Section 6. Section 48-2c-108 is amended to read:
             162           48-2c-108. Reservation of name.
             163          (1) The exclusive right to register a name for use by a company may be reserved by any
             164      person.
             165          (2) (a) The reservation described in Subsection (1) shall be made by filing with the
             166      division an application signed [under penalty of perjury] by the applicant.
             167          (b) If the division finds that the name is available for use by a company, [it] the division
             168      shall reserve the name exclusively for the applicant for a period of 120 days. The name reservation
             169      may be renewed for any number of subsequent periods of 120 days.
             170          (c) The reserved name may be transferred to any other person by filing with the division
             171      a notice of the transfer that:
             172          (i) is signed [under penalty of perjury] by the applicant for whom the name was reserved;
             173      and [specifying]
             174          (ii) specifies the name and address of the transferee.
             175          Section 7. Section 48-2c-110 is amended to read:
             176           48-2c-110. Powers.
             177          Each company organized and existing under this chapter may:
             178          (1) sue or be sued, institute or defend any action, or participate in any proceeding in its
             179      own name;
             180          (2) purchase, take, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use, or
             181      otherwise deal in or with real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property,
             182      wherever situated;


             183          (3) sell, convey, assign, encumber, mortgage, pledge, create a security interest in, lease,
             184      exchange or transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property or assets;
             185          (4) lend money to and otherwise assist its members, managers, and employees;
             186          (5) purchase, take, receive, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use,
             187      employ, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, or otherwise use or deal in or with:
             188          (a) shares or other interests in any entity or obligations of any person; or
             189          (b) direct or indirect obligations of the United States or any other government, state,
             190      territory, governmental district, or municipality or of any instrumentality of any of them;
             191          (6) make contracts or guarantees or incur liabilities, borrow money at such rates of interest
             192      as the company may determine, issue its notes, bonds, or other obligations, or secure any of its
             193      obligations by mortgage or pledge of all or any part of its property, franchises, and income;
             194          (7) lend money for any lawful purpose, invest or reinvest its funds, or take and hold real
             195      or personal property as security for the payment of funds so loaned or invested;
             196          (8) conduct its business and maintain offices and exercise the powers granted by this
             197      chapter within this state, and in any state, territory, district, or possession of the United States, or
             198      in any foreign country;
             199          (9) elect or appoint managers and agents of the company, define their duties, and fix their
             200      compensation;
             201          (10) make and alter an operating agreement as allowed by Part 5 [of this chapter],
             202      Operating Agreements;
             203          (11) make donations for the public welfare or for charitable, scientific, religious, or
             204      educational purposes;
             205          (12) indemnify or hold harmless any person;
             206          (13) cease its activities and cancel its certificate of organization;
             207          (14) transact any lawful business which the members or the managers find to be in aid of
             208      governmental policy;
             209          (15) pay pensions and establish pension plans, profit-sharing plans, and other incentive
             210      plans for any or all of its members, managers, and employees;
             211          (16) be a promoter, incorporator, [organizer,] general partner, limited partner, member,
             212      associate, or manager of any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
             213      company, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise or entity;


             214          (17) render professional services, if each member of a company who renders professional
             215      services in Utah is licensed or registered to render those professional services pursuant to
             216      applicable Utah law; and
             217          (18) have and exercise the same powers as an individual, and all powers necessary or
             218      convenient to effect or carry out any or all of the purposes for which the company is organized.
             219          Section 8. Section 48-2c-401 is amended to read:
             220           48-2c-401. Organizer.
             221          (1) One or more individuals 18 years of age or older may form a company under this
             222      chapter by signing and filing with the division articles of organization that meet the requirements
             223      of Section 48-2c-403 . The individuals acting as organizer may, but need not, be members or
             224      managers of the company at the time of formation or after formation has occurred.
             225          (2) The signing of the articles of organization constitutes an affirmation by the organizers[,
             226      under penalty of perjury,] that the company has one or more members and, if the company is
             227      manager-managed, the person or persons named as managers in the articles of organization have
             228      consented to serve as managers of the company. At or prior to filing articles of organization for
             229      a company, the organizer or organizers shall prepare a writing to be held with the records of the
             230      company which sets forth:
             231          (a) the name and street address of each initial member of the company; and
             232          (b) if the articles of organization provide that the company is manager-managed, the name
             233      and street address of each initial manager.
             234          Section 9. Section 48-2c-408 is amended to read:
             235           48-2c-408. Certificate of amendment to articles of organization.
             236          (1) A company amending its articles of organization shall deliver to the division for filing
             237      a certificate of amendment which includes:
             238          (a) the name of the company;
             239          (b) the text of each amendment adopted;
             240          (c) if the amendment provides for restructuring the ownership of the company or an
             241      exchange or reclassification of the members' interests in the company, provisions for implementing
             242      the amendment if not contained in the text of the amendment itself;
             243          (d) the date each amendment was adopted by the members;
             244          (e) a statement that each amendment was adopted by the members as required by Section


             245      48-2c-802 or as otherwise required by the articles of organization or operating agreement; and
             246          (f) the signature required by Section 48-2c-204 .
             247          (2) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization or operating agreement, each
             248      amendment to the articles of organization of a company must be approved by all of the members
             249      and, if there are classes of members, by all of the members of each class.
             250          (3) [Each] A company shall deliver [a] the certificate of amendment required by
             251      Subsection (1) to the division for filing within 60 days after adoption of the amendment.
             252          (4) Upon the filing with the division of a certificate of amendment, the articles of
             253      organization shall be amended as set forth in the certificate of amendment.
             254          Section 10. Section 48-2c-602 is amended to read:
             255           48-2c-602. Exceptions to limited liability.
             256          The following exceptions to limited liability under Section 48-2c-601 shall apply:
             257          (1) All persons who assume to act as a company without complying with this chapter are
             258      jointly and severally liable for all debts and liabilities so incurred, except for debts incurred in the
             259      course of prefiling activities authorized under Section 48-2c-404 .
             260          (2) A member of a company is liable to the company:
             261          (a) for the difference between the amount of the member's contributions to the company
             262      which have been actually made and the amount which is stated in the operating agreement or other
             263      contract as having been made; and
             264          (b) for any unpaid contribution to the company which the member, in the operating
             265      agreement or other contract, agreed to make in the future at the time and on the conditions stated
             266      in the operating agreement or other contract.
             267          (3) A member holds as trustee for the company:
             268          (a) specific property which is stated in the operating agreement or other contract as having
             269      been contributed by the member, if the property was not contributed or it has been wrongfully or
             270      erroneously returned; and
             271          (b) money or other property wrongfully or erroneously paid or conveyed to the member.
             272          (4) Persons engaged in prefiling activities other than those authorized by Section
             273      48-2c-404 shall be jointly and severally liable for any debts or liabilities incurred in the course of
             274      those activities.
             275          (5) (a) This chapter does not alter any law applicable to the relationship between a person


             276      rendering professional services and a person receiving those services, including liability arising
             277      out of those professional services.
             278          (b) All persons rendering professional services shall remain personally liable for any
             279      results of that person's acts or omissions.
             280          (6) When a member has rightfully received a distribution, in whole or in part, of the
             281      member's capital account, the member remains liable to the company for any sum, not in excess
             282      of the amount of distribution, with interest, necessary to discharge the company's obligations to
             283      all creditors of the company who extended credit in reliance on any representation as to the
             284      financial condition of the company that included the amount so distributed [or] and whose claims
             285      arose prior to the distribution.
             286          Section 11. Section 48-2c-707 is amended to read:
             287           48-2c-707. Classes of members.
             288          (1) The articles of organization or operating agreement of a company may provide for
             289      classes or groups of members having such relative rights, powers, and duties as prescribed therein,
             290      and may make provision for the future creation of any such classes or groups. [The]
             291          (2) Except as provided in Subsection 48-2c-803 (2), the articles of organization or
             292      operating agreement may provide for the taking of an action, including the amendment of the
             293      operating agreement, without the vote or approval of any member or class or group of members
             294      and may provide that any particular class or group shall have no voting rights.
             295          Section 12. Section 48-2c-801 is amended to read:
             296           48-2c-801. Management structure.
             297          A company may be managed either by one or more managers, in which case it shall be
             298      considered to be a "manager-managed company," or it may be managed by all of its members, in
             299      which case it shall be considered to be a "member-managed company."
             300          (1) The choice of management structure shall be designated in the articles of organization
             301      for the company. If the articles of organization fail to designate the management structure or do
             302      not clearly designate the management structure, management of the company shall be vested in its
             303      members.
             304          (2) Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, a manager-managed company shall
             305      become a member-managed company upon the death, withdrawal, or removal of the sole
             306      remaining manager, or if one of the events described in Subsection 48-2c-708 [(4), (5), or (6)]


             307      (1)(d), (e), or (f) occurs with regard to the sole remaining manager, unless another manager is
             308      appointed by the members within 90 days after the occurrence of any such event.
             309          (3) The dissolution of a company does not alter the authority of the managers or members,
             310      as the case may be, to wind up the business and affairs of the company.
             311          Section 13. Section 48-2c-804 is amended to read:
             312           48-2c-804. Management by managers.
             313          In a manager-managed company, each manager and each member shall be subject to the
             314      provisions of Section 48-2c-807 and:
             315          (1) the initial managers shall be designated in the articles of organization; thereafter, the
             316      managers shall be those persons identified in documents filed with the division including
             317      amendments to the articles of organization as well as the annual reports required under Section
             318      48-2c-203 and the statements required or permitted under Section 48-2c-122 ;
             319          (2) when there is a change in the management structure from a member-managed company
             320      to a manager-managed company, the managers shall be those persons identified in the certificate
             321      of amendment to the articles of organization that makes the change;
             322          (3) each manager who is a natural person must have attained the age of majority under the
             323      laws of this state;
             324          (4) no manager shall have authority to do any act in contravention of the articles of
             325      organization or the operating agreement, except as provided in Subsection (6)(g);
             326          (5) a manager who is also a member shall have all of the rights of a member;
             327          (6) unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization or operating agreement of the
             328      company:
             329          (a) except for the initial managers, each manager shall be elected at any time by the
             330      members holding at least a majority of the profits interests in the company, and any vacancy
             331      occurring in the position of manager shall be filled in the same manner;
             332          (b) the number of managers shall be fixed by the members in the operating agreement or
             333      if the operating agreement fails to designate the number of managers, the number of managers shall
             334      be the number designated by members holding at least a majority of the profits interests in the
             335      company;
             336          (c) each manager shall serve until the earliest to occur of the manager's death, withdrawal,
             337      or removal or an event described in Subsection 48-2c-708 [(6)] (1)(f) or, if membership in the


             338      company is a condition to being a manager, an event described in Subsection 48-2c-708 [(4)] (1)(d)
             339      or [(5)] (e);
             340          (d) a manager need not be a member of the company or a resident of this state;
             341          (e) any manager may be removed with or without cause by the members, at any time, by
             342      the decision of members owning a majority of the profits interests in the company;
             343          (f) there shall be only one class of managers; and
             344          (g) approval by the requisite number of members, as well as all of the managers, shall be
             345      required as to all matters described in Subsections 48-2c-803 (2) and (3).
             346          Section 14. Section 48-2c-1103 is amended to read:
             347           48-2c-1103. Rights of creditor of member.
             348          (1) On application to a court of competent jurisdiction by any judgment creditor of a
             349      member or of a member's assignee, the court may charge the interest in the company of the
             350      member or assignee with payment of the unsatisfied amount of the judgment plus interest. The
             351      court may then or later appoint a receiver of the share of distributions due or to become due to the
             352      judgment debtor in respect of the interest in the company. The judgment creditor and receiver
             353      shall have only the rights of an assignee. The court may make all other orders, directions,
             354      accounts, and inquiries the judgment debtor might have made or which the circumstances of the
             355      case may require.
             356          (2) A charging order constitutes a lien on the judgment debtor's interest in the company.
             357      The court may order a foreclosure of the interest subject to the charging order at any time. The
             358      purchaser at the foreclosure sale has only the rights of an assignee.
             359          (3) Unless otherwise provided in the articles [or] of organization or operating agreement
             360      for the company, at any time before foreclosure an interest charged may be redeemed:
             361          (a) by the judgment debtor;
             362          (b) with property other than company property, by one or more of the other members; or
             363          (c) by the company with the consent of all of the members whose interests are not so
             364      charged.
             365          (4) This section does not deprive a member of a right under exemption laws with respect
             366      to the member's interest in a company.
             367          (5) This section provides the exclusive remedy by which a judgment creditor of a member
             368      or a member's assignee may satisfy a judgment out of the judgment debtor's interest in a company.


             369          (6) No creditor of a member shall have any right to obtain possession of, or otherwise
             370      exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to, the property of the company.
             371          Section 15. Section 48-2c-1207 is amended to read:
             372           48-2c-1207. Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.
             373          (1) If the division determines that one or more grounds exist under Section 48-2c-1206 for
             374      dissolving a company, it shall mail to the company written notice of:
             375          (a) the division's determination that one or more grounds exist for dissolving the company;
             376      and
             377          (b) the grounds for dissolving the company.
             378          (2) (a) If the company does not correct each ground for dissolution, or demonstrate to the
             379      reasonable satisfaction of the division that each ground does not exist, within 60 days after mailing
             380      the notice provided in Subsection (1), the division shall administratively dissolve the company.
             381          (b) If a company is dissolved under Subsection (2)(a), the division shall mail written notice
             382      of the administrative dissolution to the dissolved company at its designated office, stating the date
             383      of dissolution specified in Subsection (2)(d).
             384          (c) The division shall mail a copy of the notice of administrative dissolution including a
             385      statement of the grounds [therefor] for the administrative dissolution, to:
             386          (i) the registered agent of the dissolved company; or
             387          (ii) if there is no registered agent of record, or if the mailing to the registered agent is
             388      returned as undeliverable, at least one member if the company is member-managed or one manager
             389      of the company if the company is manager-managed, at their addresses as reflected on the notice,
             390      annual report, or document most recently filed with the division.
             391          (d) A company's effective date of administrative dissolution is five days after the date the
             392      division mails the written notice of dissolution under Subsection (2)(b).
             393          (e) On the effective date of dissolution, any assumed names filed on behalf of the dissolved
             394      company under Title 42, Chapter 2, Conducting Business Under Assumed Name, are canceled.
             395          (f) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(e), the name of the company that is dissolved and any
             396      assumed names filed on its behalf are not available for two years from the effective date of
             397      dissolution for use by any other person:
             398          (i) transacting business in this state; or
             399          (ii) doing business under an assumed name under Title 42, Chapter 2, Conducting


             400      Business Under Assumed Name.
             401          (g) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(e), if the company that is dissolved is reinstated in
             402      accordance with Section 48-2c-1208 , the registration of the name of the company and any assumed
             403      names filed on its behalf are reinstated back to the effective date of dissolution.
             404          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a company administratively dissolved
             405      under this section continues its existence but may not carry on any business except:
             406          (i) the business necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs under Part 13
             407      of this chapter; and
             408          (ii) to give notice to claimants in the manner provided in Sections 48-2c-1305 and
             409      48-2c-1306 .
             410          (b) If the company is reinstated in accordance with Section 48-2c-1208 , business
             411      conducted by the company during a period of administrative dissolution is unaffected by the
             412      dissolution.
             413          (4) The administrative dissolution of a company does not terminate the authority of its
             414      registered agent.
             415          (5) (a) Upon the administrative dissolution of a company, the director of the division shall
             416      be an additional agent of the dissolved company for purposes of service of process.
             417          (b) Service of process on the division under this Subsection (5) is service on the dissolved
             418      company.
             419          (c) Upon receipt of process under this Subsection (5), the director of the division shall send
             420      a copy of the process to the dissolved company at its designated office and a copy of the process
             421      to the registered agent of the dissolved company.
             422          (6) A notice mailed under this section shall be:
             423          (a) mailed first-class, postage prepaid; and
             424          (b) addressed to the most current mailing address appearing on the records of the division
             425      for:
             426          (i) the designated office of the company, if the notice is required to be mailed to the
             427      company;
             428          (ii) the registered agent of the company, if the notice is required to be mailed to the
             429      registered agent; or
             430          (iii) any member if the company is member-managed, or to any manager of the company


             431      if the company is manager-managed, if the notice is required to be mailed to a member or manager
             432      of the company.




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