2006 Utah Code - 42-2-11 — Persons doing business under assumed name to have registered office and registered agent -- Penalties -- Presumption of registered agent.

     42-2-11.   Persons doing business under assumed name to have registered office and registered agent -- Penalties -- Presumption of registered agent.
     (1) (a) Any person conducting or transacting business in this state under an assumed name under this chapter shall, for service of process purposes, comply with and be subject to Sections 16-10a-501 through 16-10a-504, as though he were a corporation.
     (b) If the person conducting business or transacting business in this state under an assumed name under this chapter is a foreign corporation, it must be qualified to conduct or transact business under the provisions of Sections 16-10a-1501 through 16-10a-1511.
     (2) If a person fails to maintain a registered office or registered agent as required by Sections 16-10a-501 and 16-10a-502, the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code shall mail a notice to him that the filing will be canceled if a registered office and registered agent are not designated. If the registered office and registered agent are not designated within 30 days after the date of mailing the notice, the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code shall remove the name from the alphabetical index, place it on a permanent inactive alphabetical index, and mail a notice to the applicant that the filing has been canceled.
     (3) The person filing a certificate under Section 42-2-5 shall be presumed to be the registered agent if the person is a resident of this state, and the person's Utah address shall be presumed to be the registered office for purposes of this chapter.

Amended by Chapter 277, 1992 General Session