Withdrawal on dissolution or conversion.
RCW 23.95.540
in effect(1) A registered foreign entity that has dissolved and completed winding up or has converted to a domestic or foreign person not subject to this chapter shall deliver a statement of withdrawal to the secretary of state for filing. The statement must be executed by the dissolved or converted entity and state: (a) In the case of a foreign entity that has completed winding up: (i) Its name and jurisdiction of formation; and (ii) That the foreign entity surrenders its registration to do business in this state; and (b) In the case of a foreign entity that has converted to a domestic or foreign person not subject to chapter 176, Laws of 2015: (i) The name of the converting foreign entity and its jurisdiction of formation; (ii) The type of person to which it has converted and its jurisdiction of formation; (iii) That it surrenders its registration to do business in this state and revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf; and (iv) A mailing address to which service of process may be made under subsection (2) of this section. (2) After a withdrawal is effective under this section, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign entity was registered to do business in this state may be made pursuant to RCW 23.95.450 .
(1) A registered foreign entity that has dissolved and completed winding up or has converted to a domestic or foreign person not subject to this chapter shall deliver a statement of withdrawal to the secretary of state for filing. The statement must be executed by the dissolved or converted entity and state:
(a) In the case of a foreign entity that has completed winding up:
(i) Its name and jurisdiction of formation; and
(ii) That the foreign entity surrenders its registration to do business in this state; and
(b) In the case of a foreign entity that has converted to a domestic or foreign person not subject to chapter 176, Laws of 2015:
(i) The name of the converting foreign entity and its jurisdiction of formation;
(ii) The type of person to which it has converted and its jurisdiction of formation;
(iii) That it surrenders its registration to do business in this state and revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf; and
(iv) A mailing address to which service of process may be made under subsection (2) of this section.
(2) After a withdrawal is effective under this section, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign entity was registered to do business in this state may be made pursuant to RCW 23.95.450 .
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=23.95&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026