490.503  Resignation of registered agent.
  1.  A registered agent may resign the agent’s agency appointment by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing the signed original statement of resignation. The statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued. The registered agent shall send a copy of the statement of resignation by certified mail to the corporation at its principal office and to the registered office, if not discontinued. The registered agent shall certify to the secretary of state that the copies have been sent to the corporation, including the date the copies were sent.
  2.  The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the date on which the statement was filed.
89 Acts, ch 288, §34; 96 Acts, ch 1170, §6