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The statement of resignation shall be accompanied by a certification that the registered agent will have a copy of the statement mailed to the principal office of the domestic or foreign limited liability company by certified mail on or before the business day following the day on which the statement is filed. When the statement of resignation takes effect, the registered office is also discontinued.B\n\nA statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of (i) 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed with the Commission or (ii) the date on which a statement of change to appoint a registered agent is filed, in accordance with § 13.1-1016, with the Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":229426,"text":"A registered agent may resign as agent for the domestic or foreign limited liability company by signing and filing with the Commission a statement of resignation stating (i) the name of the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company, (ii) the name of the agent, and (iii) that the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the domestic or foreign limited liability company. The statement of resignation shall be accompanied by a certification that the registered agent will have a copy of the statement mailed to the principal office of the domestic or foreign limited liability company by certified mail on or before the business day following the day on which the statement is filed. 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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 168 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2010, chapter 434<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76074,"section_number":"13.1-1050.2","catch_line":"Automatic cancellation of limited liability company existence","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1050.2\/"},{"id":73228,"section_number":"13.1-1056.1","catch_line":"Automatic cancellation of certificate of registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1056.1\/"},{"id":86686,"section_number":"13.1-1065","catch_line":"Payment of fees, fines, penalties, and interest prerequisite to Commission action; refunds","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1065\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79624,"section_number":"13.1-1016","catch_line":"Change of registered office or registered agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1016\/"}],"permalink":{"id":148793,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62882,"identifier":"13.1-1017","token":"13.1\/12\/3\/13.1-1017","url":"\/13.1-1017\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1017\/","token":"13.1\/12\/3\/13.1-1017","dublin_core":{"Title":"Resignation of registered agent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1017","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A registered agent may resign as agent for the domestic or foreign limited liability company<\/span><\/span> by signing and filing with the Commission<\/span> a statement of resignation stating (i) the name of the limited liability company<\/span> or foreign limited liability company<\/span><\/span>, (ii) the name of the agent, and (iii) that the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the domestic or foreign limited liability company<\/span><\/span>. The statement of resignation shall be accompanied by a certification that the registered agent will have a copy of the statement mailed to the principal office<\/span> of the domestic or foreign limited liability company<\/span><\/span> by certified mail on or before the business day following the day on which the statement is filed. When the statement of resignation takes effect, the registered office is also discontinued. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of (i) 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed with the Commission<\/span> or (ii) the date on which a statement of change to appoint a registered agent is filed, in accordance with § 13.1-1016<\/a>, with the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESIGNATION OF REGISTERED AGENT (\u00a7 13.1-1017)\n\nA. A registered agent may resign as agent for the domestic or foreign limited\nliability company by signing and filing with the Commission a statement of\nresignation stating (i) the name of the limited liability company or foreign\nlimited liability company, (ii) the name of the agent, and (iii) that the agent\nresigns from serving as registered agent for the domestic or foreign limited\nliability company. The statement of resignation shall be accompanied by a\ncertification that the registered agent will have a copy of the statement mailed\nto the principal office of the domestic or foreign limited liability company by\ncertified mail on or before the business day following the day on which the\nstatement is filed. When the statement of resignation takes effect, the\nregistered office is also discontinued.\n\nB. A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of (i) 12:01 a.m. on\nthe thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed with the\nCommission or (ii) the date on which a statement of change to appoint a\nregistered agent is filed, in accordance with § 13.1-1016, with the\nCommission.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 168; 2010, c. 434; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 487.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}