13.1-1016 - Change of registered office or registered agent. - Virginia Statutes

§ 13.1-1016. Change of registered office or registered agent.

A. A limited liability company or a foreign limited liability companyregistered to transact business in the Commonwealth may change its registeredoffice or registered agent, or both, upon filing with the Commission astatement of change on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission thatsets forth:

1. The name of the limited liability company or foreign limited liabilitycompany;

2. The address of its current registered office;

3. If the current registered office is to be changed, the post-officeaddress, including the street and number, if any, of the new registeredoffice, and the name of the city or county 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 domestic or foreign limitedliability company will be in compliance with the requirements of § 13.1-1015.

B. A statement of change shall forthwith be filed with the Commission by adomestic or foreign limited liability company whenever its registered agentdies, resigns or ceases to satisfy the requirements of § 13.1-1015.

C. A domestic or foreign limited liability company's registered agent maysign a statement as required above if (i) the business address of theregistered agent changes to another post office address within theCommonwealth or (ii) the name of the registered agent has been legallychanged. A domestic or foreign limited liability company's new registeredagent may sign and submit for filing a statement as required above if (a) theformer registered agent is a business entity that has been merged into thenew registered agent, (b) the instrument of merger is on record in the officeof the clerk of the Commission, and (c) the new registered agent is an entitythat is qualified to serve as a registered agent pursuant to § 13.1-1015. Ineither instance, the registered agent or surviving entity shall forthwithfile a statement as required above, which shall recite that a copy of thestatement shall be mailed to the principal office address of the domestic orforeign limited liability company on or before the business day following theday on which the statement is filed.

(1991, c. 168; 2003, c. 597; 2009, c. 450; 2010, c. 434.)