45.1-361.37 - Persons required to register; designated agents. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-361.37. Persons required to register; designated agents.

A. Any person who owns a well, drills a well, completes well work, operatesany well or gathering pipeline, conducts ground disturbing geophysicalexplorations, or who transports gas or oil up to and including the firstpoint of sale shall register with the Director and shall provide his name andaddress and the name, address and official title of the person in charge ofhis operations in the Commonwealth.

B. Any person registering under subsection A of this section shall designatethe name and address of an agent who shall be the attorney-in-fact of theregistrant for the purposes hereinafter set forth. The designated agentshall be a resident of the Commonwealth. Notices, orders, othercommunications and all processes issued pursuant to this chapter may beserved upon or otherwise delivered to the designated agent as and for theoperator. Any designation of an agent shall remain in force until theDirector is notified in writing of a designation termination and thedesignation of a new agent.

(1990, c. 92.)