2006 Code of Virginia § 13.1-834 - Change of registered office or registered agent

13.1-834. Change of registered office or registered agent.

A. A corporation may change its registered office or registered agent, orboth, upon filing in the office of the Commission a statement on a formsupplied by the Commission that sets forth:

1. The name of the corporation;

2. The address of its current registered office;

3. If the current registered office is to be changed, the post-office address(including the street and number, if any) of the new registered office andthe name of the county or city in which it is to be located;

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 shall be incompliance with the requirements of 13.1-833.

B. A statement of change shall forthwith be filed in the office of theCommission by a corporation whenever its registered agent dies, resigns orceases to satisfy the requirements of 13.1-833.

C. 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 13.1-833, the registered agent or survivingentity shall forthwith file a statement as required above except that it needbe signed, either manually or in facsimile, only by the registered agent orthe surviving entity and shall recite that a copy of the statement has beenmailed to the corporation on whose behalf it is to be filed.

(Code 1950, 13.1-209; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564; 1975, c. 500; 1976, c. 4;1985, c. 522; 1986, c. 622; 1987, c. 183; 1988, c. 405; 2003, c. 597.)