(1) The registered agent of a foreign limited liability company may resign his or her agency appointment by signing and delivering to the Department of State for filing the original statement of resignation and mailing a copy of such statement to the limited liability company at the limited liability company’s principal office address shown in its most recent annual report or, if none, shown in its certificate of authority or most recently filed document. This statement of resignation shall state that a copy of such statement has been mailed to the limited liability company at the address so stated. The statement of resignation may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.
(2) The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the 31st day after the date on which the statement was filed.
