13.1-764 - Change of registered office or registered agent of a foreign corporation. - Virginia Statutes

§ 13.1-764. Change of registered office or registered agent of a foreigncorporation.

A. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealthmay change its registered office or registered agent, or both, upon filingwith the Commission a statement of change on a form prescribed and furnishedby the Commission that sets forth:

1. The name of the foreign corporation;

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 corporation will be incompliance with the requirements of § 13.1-763.

B. A statement of change shall forthwith be filed with the Commission by aforeign corporation whenever its registered agent dies, resigns or ceases tosatisfy the requirements of § 13.1-763.

C. A foreign corporation's registered agent may sign a statement as requiredabove if (i) the business address of the registered agent changes to anotherpost office address within the Commonwealth or (ii) the name of theregistered agent has been legally changed. A foreign corporation's newregistered agent may sign and submit for filing a statement as required aboveif (a) the former registered agent is a business entity that has been mergedinto the new registered agent, (b) the instrument of merger is on record inthe office of the clerk of the Commission, and (c) the new registered agentis an entity that is qualified to serve as a registered agent pursuant to §13.1-763. In either instance, the registered agent or surviving entity shallforthwith file a statement as required above, which shall recite that a copyof the statement shall be mailed to the principal office of the foreigncorporation on or before the business day following the day on which thestatement is filed.

(Code 1950, § 13.1-110; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c.522; 1986, c. 622; 2003, c. 597; 2010, c. 434.)