13.1-1223 - Service on business trust. - Virginia Statutes

§ 13.1-1223. Service on business trust.

A. A domestic or foreign business trust's registered agent is the businesstrust's agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permittedby law to be served on the business trust. The registered agent may, byinstrument in writing and acknowledged before a notary public, designate aperson or persons in the office of the registered agent upon whom any suchprocess, notice or demand may be served. Whenever any such person acceptsservice of process, a photographic copy of such instrument shall be attachedto the return.

B. Whenever a domestic or foreign business trust fails to appoint or maintaina registered agent in this Commonwealth, or whenever its registered agentcannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office, then theclerk of the Commission shall be an agent of the business trust upon whomservice may be made in accordance with § 12.1-19.1.

C. This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily therequired means, of serving a domestic or foreign business trust.

(2002, c. 621.)