13.1-1221 - Change of registered office or registered agent. - Virginia Statutes

§ 13.1-1221. Change of registered office or registered agent.

A. A business trust or a foreign business trust registered to transactbusiness in the Commonwealth may change its registered office or registeredagent, or both, upon filing with the Commission a statement of change on aform prescribed and furnished by the Commission that sets forth:

1. The name of the business trust or foreign business trust;

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 foreignbusiness trust will be in compliance with the requirements of § 13.1-1220.

B. A statement of change shall forthwith be filed with the Commission by adomestic or foreign business trust whenever its registered agent dies,resigns or ceases to satisfy the requirements of § 13.1-1220.

C. A domestic or foreign business trust's registered agent may sign astatement as required above if (i) the business address of the registeredagent changes to another post office address within the Commonwealth or (ii)the name of a registered agent has been legally changed. A domestic orforeign business trust's new registered agent may sign and submit for filinga statement as required above if (a) the former registered agent is abusiness entity that has been merged into the new registered agent, (b) theinstrument of merger is on record in the office of the clerk of theCommission, and (c) the new registered agent is an entity that is qualifiedto serve as a registered agent pursuant to § 13.1-1220. In either instance,the registered agent or surviving entity shall forthwith file a statement asrequired above, which shall recite that a copy of the statement shall bemailed to the principal office address of the domestic or foreign businesstrust on or before the business day following the day on which the statementis filed.

(2002, c. 621; 2003, c. 597; 2010, c. 434.)