13.1-1220 - Registered office and registered agent. - Virginia Statutes

§ 13.1-1220. Registered office and registered agent.

A. Each domestic business trust and each foreign business trust registeredpursuant to Article 9 (§ 13.1-1241 et seq.) of this chapter shallcontinuously maintain in this Commonwealth:

1. A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business;and

2. A registered agent, who shall be either:

a. An individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth and is either (i) atrustee or officer of the business trust, (ii) an officer or director of acorporation that is a trustee of the business trust, (iii) a general partnerof a general or limited partnership that is a trustee of the business trust,(iv) a member or manager of a limited liability company that is a trustee ofthe business trust, (v) a trustee of a business trust or other trust that isa trustee of the business trust, or (vi) a member of the Virginia State Bar,and whose business office is identical with the registered office; or

b. A domestic or foreign stock or nonstock corporation, limited liabilitycompany, registered limited liability partnership or business trustauthorized to transact business in this Commonwealth, the business office ofwhich is identical with the registered office; provided such a registeredagent (i) shall not be its own registered agent and (ii) shall designate byinstrument in writing, acknowledged before a notary public, one or morenatural persons at the office of the registered agent upon whom any process,notice or demand may be served and shall continuously maintain at least onesuch person at that office. Whenever any such person accepts service, aphotographic copy of such instrument shall be attached to the return.

B. The sole duty of the registered agent is to forward to the domesticbusiness trust or the foreign business trust at its last known address anyprocess, notice or demand that is served on the registered agent.

(2002, c. 621.)