1. (a) Each filing entity and each foreign filing entity shall designate and continuously maintain in this state:

   1. (1) a registered agent; and
   2. (2) a registered office.

2. (b) The registered agent:

   1. (1) is an agent of the entity on whom may be served any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the entity;

   2. (2) may be:

      1. (A) an individual who is a resident of this state; or
      2. (B) a domestic entity or a foreign entity that is registered to do business in this state; and
   3. (3) must maintain a business office at the same address as the entity's registered office.

3. (c) The registered office:

   1. (1) must be located at a street address where process may be personally served on the entity's registered agent;
   2. (2) is not required to be a place of business of the filing entity or foreign filing entity; and
   3. (3) may not be solely a mailbox service or a telephone answering service.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.