S.C. Code Ann. § 33-43-105 – [Repealed eff January 1, 2001] Registered office and registered agent

(A) A limited liability company and a foreign limited liability company authorized to do business in South Carolina shall continuously maintain in this State:
1. (1) a registered office that may, but need not, be the same as its place of business; and
2. (2) a registered agent for service or process on the limited liability company that is an individual resident of this State, a limited liability company, a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this State, or a corporation formed under the laws of or authorized to transact business in this State having a business office identical with the registered office.
(B) A limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of change that sets forth:
1. (1) the name of the limited liability company;
2. (2) the street address of its current registered office;
3. (3) if the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office;
4. (4) the name of its current registered agent;
5. (5) if the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent and the new agent's written consent (either on the statement or attached to it) to the appointment; and
6. (6) that after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.
(C) If a registered agent changes the street address of his business office, he may change the street address of the registered office of any limited liability company or foreign limited liability company for which he is the registered agent by notifying the domestic or foreign limited liability company in writing of the change and signing (either manually or in facsimile) and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection (A) and recites that the domestic or foreign limited liability company has been notified of the change.
(D) A registered agent may resign his agency appointment by signing and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing the signed original and two exact or conformed copies of a statement or resignation. The statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.
1. (1) After filing the statement, the Secretary of State shall mail one copy to the registered office (if not discontinued) and the other copy to the domestic or foreign limited liability company at its principal office.
2. (2) The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed.