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Secretary of State raises concerns as committee reviews bill allowing county access to commercial registered-agent records
Summary
Senate File 59 would let county assessors and treasurers request otherwise-confidential registered-agent records from the Secretary of State for "official business;" Secretary Chuck Gray and office counsel warned the committee the change may be too broad and could undermine existing fraud-reporting collaboration.
The House Corporations Committee heard testimony on Senate File 59, a bill from the business-fraud interim working group that would broaden access to confidential records held by commercial registered agents.
Secretary of State Chuck Gray and policy counsel Joe Rubino explained current practice: commercial registered agents that represent 10 or more entities must maintain certain contact and service-of-process information, and the Secretary of State's office may audit and hold those records. Under current statute the office may release such…
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