2006 Code of Virginia § 13.1-764 - Change of registered office or registered agent of a foreign corporation

13.1-764. Change of registered office or registered agent of a foreigncorporation.

A. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this Commonwealthmay change its registered office or registered agent by filing with theCommission a statement of change that sets forth:

1. The name of the foreign corporation;

2. The address of its current registered office;

3. If the current registered office is to be changed, the address of the newregistered office, including both (i) the post-office address with street andnumber, if any, and (ii) the name of the county or city in which it islocated;

4. The name of its current registered agent;

5. If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the newregistered agent; and

6. That after the change or changes are made, the corporation will be incompliance with the requirements of 13.1-763.

B. 1. A new statement shall forthwith be filed by the corporation wheneverits registered agent dies, resigns or ceases to satisfy the requirements of 13.1-763.

2. If (i) the business address of a registered agent changes to another placewithin this Commonwealth, (ii) the name of a registered agent changes, or(iii) a registered agent merges into an entity that is qualified to serve asa registered agent pursuant to 13.1-763, the registered agent or survivingentity shall forthwith file a statement as required above except that it needbe signed only by the registered agent or the surviving entity and mustrecite that a copy of the statement has been mailed to the corporation onwhose behalf it is to be filed.

(Code 1950, 13.1-110; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c.522; 1986, c. 622; 2003, c. 597.)