{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/13.1-1056.2.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/13.1-1056.2.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/13.1-1056.2.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/13.1-1056.2.html"}],"law_id":54475,"edition_id":1,"section_id":54475,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1056.2","catch_line":"Involuntary cancellation of certificate of registration","history":"2008, c. 108; 2009, c. 167.","full_text":"A\n\nThe certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth of any foreign limited liability company may be canceled involuntarily by order of the Commission when it finds that the foreign limited liability company:1\n\nHas continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by law;2\n\nHas failed to maintain a registered office or a registered agent in the Commonwealth as required by law;3\n\nHas failed to file any document required by this chapter to be filed with the Commission;4\n\nNo longer exists under the laws of the state or other jurisdiction of its organization; or5\n\nHas been convicted for a violation of 8 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1324a (f), as amended, for actions of its members or managers constituting a pattern or practice of employing unauthorized aliens in the Commonwealth.B\n\nBefore entering any such order the Commission shall issue a rule against the foreign limited liability company giving it an opportunity to be heard and show cause why such an order should not be entered. The Commission may issue the rule on its own motion or on motion of the Attorney General.C\n\nThe authority of a foreign limited liability company to transact business in the Commonwealth ceases on the date shown on the order canceling its certificate of registration.D\n\nThe Commission&#8217;s cancellation of a foreign limited liability company&#8217;s certificate of registration appoints the clerk of the Commission the foreign limited liability company&#8217;s agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign limited liability company was registered to transact business in the Commonwealth. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission under this subsection is service on the foreign limited liability company and shall be made on the clerk in accordance with &#xA7; 12.1-19.1.E\n\nCancellation of a foreign limited liability company&#8217;s certificate of registration does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the foreign limited liability company.F\n\nAny foreign limited liability company convicted of the offense listed in subdivision A 5 shall immediately report such conviction to the Commission and file with the Commission an authenticated copy of the judgment or record of conviction. A certificate of registration canceled pursuant to subdivision A 5 shall not be eligible for reinstatement for a period of not less than one year.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":199952,"text":"The certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth of any foreign limited liability company may be canceled involuntarily by order of the Commission when it finds that the foreign limited liability company:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":199953,"text":"Has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by law;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":199954,"text":"Has failed to maintain a registered office or a registered agent in the Commonwealth as required by law;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":199955,"text":"Has failed to file any document required by this chapter to be filed with the Commission;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":199956,"text":"No longer exists under the laws of the state or other jurisdiction of its organization; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":199957,"text":"Has been convicted for a violation of 8 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1324a (f), as amended, for actions of its members or managers constituting a pattern or practice of employing unauthorized aliens in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"B"},"6":{"id":199958,"text":"Before entering any such order the Commission shall issue a rule against the foreign limited liability company giving it an opportunity to be heard and show cause why such an order should not be entered. The Commission may issue the rule on its own motion or on motion of the Attorney General.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"C"},"7":{"id":199959,"text":"The authority of a foreign limited liability company to transact business in the Commonwealth ceases on the date shown on the order canceling its certificate of registration.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"8":{"id":199960,"text":"The Commission&#8217;s cancellation of a foreign limited liability company&#8217;s certificate of registration appoints the clerk of the Commission the foreign limited liability company&#8217;s agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign limited liability company was registered to transact business in the Commonwealth. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission under this subsection is service on the foreign limited liability company and shall be made on the clerk in accordance with &#xA7; 12.1-19.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"9":{"id":199961,"text":"Cancellation of a foreign limited liability company&#8217;s certificate of registration does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the foreign limited liability company.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"10":{"id":199962,"text":"Any foreign limited liability company convicted of the offense listed in subdivision A 5 shall immediately report such conviction to the Commission and file with the Commission an authenticated copy of the judgment or record of conviction. A certificate of registration canceled pursuant to subdivision A 5 shall not be eligible for reinstatement for a period of not less than one year.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13508,"edition_id":1,"name":"Foreign Limited Liability Companies","identifier":"10","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12817,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:05","permalink":{"id":148395,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13508,"identifier":"10","token":"13.1\/12\/10","url":"\/13.1\/12\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12817,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Limited Liability Company Act","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12744,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":148351,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12817,"identifier":"12","token":"13.1\/12","url":"\/13.1\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12744,"edition_id":1,"name":"Corporations","identifier":"13.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":147493,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12744,"identifier":"13.1","token":"13.1","url":"\/13.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":75378,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1051","catch_line":"Authority to transact business required; governing law","url":"\/13.1-1051\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1051","metadata":false},{"id":75972,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1052","catch_line":"Application for certificate of registration","url":"\/13.1-1052\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1052","metadata":false},{"id":68966,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1053","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/13.1-1053\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1053","metadata":false},{"id":71928,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1054","catch_line":"Name of foreign limited liability company","url":"\/13.1-1054\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1054","metadata":false},{"id":59184,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1055","catch_line":"Amendments; amended applications for registration","url":"\/13.1-1055\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1055","metadata":false},{"id":61503,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1056","catch_line":"Voluntary cancellation of certificate of registration","url":"\/13.1-1056\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1056","metadata":false},{"id":73228,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1056.1","catch_line":"Automatic cancellation of certificate of registration","url":"\/13.1-1056.1\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1056.1","metadata":false},{"id":54475,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1056.2","catch_line":"Involuntary cancellation of certificate of registration","url":"\/13.1-1056.2\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1056.2","metadata":false},{"id":74959,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1056.3","catch_line":"Reinstatement of a certificate of registration that has been canceled","url":"\/13.1-1056.3\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1056.3","metadata":false},{"id":82434,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1057","catch_line":"Transaction of business without registration","url":"\/13.1-1057\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1057","metadata":false},{"id":56714,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1058","catch_line":"Actions by Attorney General","url":"\/13.1-1058\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1058","metadata":false},{"id":76475,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1059","catch_line":"Transactions not constituting doing business","url":"\/13.1-1059\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1059","metadata":false},{"id":80555,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1060","catch_line":"Merger of foreign limited liability company registered to transact business in Commonwealth","url":"\/13.1-1060\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1060","metadata":false},{"id":75127,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1060.1","catch_line":"Entity conversion of foreign limited liability company registered to transact business in Commonwealth","url":"\/13.1-1060.1\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1060.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":73228,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1056.1","catch_line":"Automatic cancellation of certificate of registration","url":"\/13.1-1056.1\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1056.1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":74959,"structure_id":13508,"section_number":"13.1-1056.3","catch_line":"Reinstatement of a certificate of registration that has been canceled","url":"\/13.1-1056.3\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1056.3","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/13.1-1056.2\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0108\">108<\/a> 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. 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 2009, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0167\">167<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":148425,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54475,"identifier":"13.1-1056.2","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1056.2","url":"\/13.1-1056.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1056.2\/","token":"13.1\/12\/10\/13.1-1056.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Involuntary cancellation of certificate of registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1056.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth of any <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span> may be canceled involuntarily by <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> when it finds that the <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span>: <a id=\"paragraph-199952\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-199953\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Has failed to maintain a registered office or a registered agent in the Commonwealth as required by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-199954\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Has failed to file any document required by this chapter to be filed with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-199955\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> No longer exists under the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of the state or other <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> of its organization; or <a id=\"paragraph-199956\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Has been convicted for a violation of 8 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1324a (f), as amended, for actions of its <span class=\"dictionary\">members<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">managers<\/span><\/span> constituting a pattern or practice of employing unauthorized aliens in the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-199957\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#A5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Before entering any such <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a rule against the <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span> giving it an opportunity to be heard and show cause why such an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> should not be entered. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> the rule on its own <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> or on <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-199958\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The authority of a <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span> to transact business in the Commonwealth ceases on the date shown on the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> canceling its certificate of registration. <a id=\"paragraph-199959\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>&#8217;s cancellation of a <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span>&#8217;s certificate of registration appoints the clerk of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> the <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span>&#8217;s agent for <span class=\"dictionary\">service of process<\/span> in any proceeding based on a <span class=\"dictionary\">cause of action<\/span> arising during the time the <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span> was registered to transact business in the Commonwealth. <span class=\"dictionary\">Service of process<\/span> on the clerk of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> under this subsection is service on the <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span> and shall be made on the clerk in accordance with &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Service of process on the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission as statutory agent\" href=\"\/12.1-19.1\/\">12.1-19.1<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-199960\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> Cancellation of a <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span>&#8217;s certificate of registration does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-199961\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"F\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">F.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span> convicted of the <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> listed in subdivision A 5 shall immediately report such <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> and file with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> an authenticated copy of the <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> or record of <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span>. A certificate of registration canceled pursuant to subdivision A 5 shall not be eligible for reinstatement for a period of not less than one year. <a id=\"paragraph-199962\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1056.2\/#F\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVOLUNTARY CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (\u00a7 13.1-1056.2)\n\nA. The certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth of\nany foreign limited liability company may be canceled involuntarily by order of\nthe Commission when it finds that the foreign limited liability company:\n\n   1. Has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by law;\n\n   2. Has failed to maintain a registered office or a registered agent in the\n   Commonwealth as required by law;\n\n   3. Has failed to file any document required by this chapter to be filed with\n   the Commission;\n\n   4. No longer exists under the laws of the state or other jurisdiction of its\n   organization; or\n\n   5. Has been convicted for a violation of 8 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1324a (f), as\n   amended, for actions of its members or managers constituting a pattern or\n   practice of employing unauthorized aliens in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. Before entering any such order the Commission shall issue a rule against the\nforeign limited liability company giving it an opportunity to be heard and show\ncause why such an order should not be entered. The Commission may issue the rule\non its own motion or on motion of the Attorney General.\n\nC. The authority of a foreign limited liability company to transact business in\nthe Commonwealth ceases on the date shown on the order canceling its certificate\nof registration.\n\nD. The Commission&#8217;s cancellation of a foreign limited liability\ncompany&#8217;s certificate of registration appoints the clerk of the Commission\nthe foreign limited liability company&#8217;s agent for service of process in\nany proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign\nlimited liability company was registered to transact business in the\nCommonwealth. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission under this\nsubsection is service on the foreign limited liability company and shall be made\non the clerk in accordance with &#xA7; 12.1-19.1.\n\nE. Cancellation of a foreign limited liability company&#8217;s certificate of\nregistration does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the\nforeign limited liability company.\n\nF. Any foreign limited liability company convicted of the offense listed in\nsubdivision A 5 shall immediately report such conviction to the Commission and\nfile with the Commission an authenticated copy of the judgment or record of\nconviction. A certificate of registration canceled pursuant to subdivision A 5\nshall not be eligible for reinstatement for a period of not less than one year.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 108; 2009, c. 167.","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}}