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An individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth and is either (i) a trustee or officer of the business trust, (ii) an officer or director of a corporation that is a trustee of the business trust, (iii) a general partner of a general or limited partnership that is a trustee of the business trust, (iv) a member or manager of a limited liability company that is a trustee of the business trust, (v) a trustee of a business trust or other trust that is a trustee of the business trust, or (vi) a member of the Virginia State Bar, and whose business office is identical with the registered office; or\n\t\t\t\tb. A domestic or foreign stock or nonstock corporation, limited liability company, registered limited liability partnership or business trust authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth, the business office of which is identical with the registered office; provided such a registered agent (i) shall not be its own registered agent and (ii) shall designate by instrument in writing, acknowledged before a notary public, one or more natural persons at the office of the registered agent upon whom any process, notice or demand may be served and shall continuously maintain at least one such person at that office. Whenever any such person accepts service, a photographic copy of such instrument shall be attached to the return.B\n\nThe sole duty of the registered agent is to forward to the domestic business trust or the foreign business trust at its last known address any process, notice or demand that is served on the registered agent.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208074,"text":"Each domestic business trust and each foreign business trust registered pursuant to Article 9 (\u00a7 13.1-1241 et seq.) of this chapter shall continuously maintain in this Commonwealth:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":208075,"text":"A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":208076,"text":"A registered agent, who shall be either:\n\t\t\t\ta. An individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth and is either (i) a trustee or officer of the business trust, (ii) an officer or director of a corporation that is a trustee of the business trust, (iii) a general partner of a general or limited partnership that is a trustee of the business trust, (iv) a member or manager of a limited liability company that is a trustee of the business trust, (v) a trustee of a business trust or other trust that is a trustee of the business trust, or (vi) a member of the Virginia State Bar, and whose business office is identical with the registered office; or\n\t\t\t\tb. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 621<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65059,"section_number":"13.1-1221","catch_line":"Change of registered office or registered agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1221\/"},{"id":65259,"section_number":"13.1-1242","catch_line":"Application for certificate of registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1242\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77250,"section_number":"13.1-1241","catch_line":"Authority to transact business required; governing law","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1241\/"}],"permalink":{"id":149353,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56811,"identifier":"13.1-1220","token":"13.1\/14\/3\/13.1-1220","url":"\/13.1-1220\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1220\/","token":"13.1\/14\/3\/13.1-1220","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registered office and registered agent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1220","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each domestic business trust<\/span> and each foreign business trust<\/span> registered pursuant to Article 9 (\u00a7 13.1-1241<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter shall continuously maintain in this Commonwealth: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A registered agent, who shall be either:\n\t\t\t\ta. An individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth and is either (i) a trustee<\/span> or officer of the business trust, (ii) an officer or director of a corporation that is a trustee<\/span> of the business trust, (iii) a general partner of a general or limited partnership that is a trustee<\/span> of the business trust, (iv) a member or manager of a limited liability company that is a trustee<\/span> of the business trust, (v) a trustee<\/span> of a business trust or other trust that is a trustee<\/span> of the business trust, or (vi) a member of the Virginia State Bar, and whose business office is identical with the registered office; or\n\t\t\t\tb. A domestic or foreign stock or nonstock corporation, limited liability company, registered limited liability partnership<\/span> or business trust authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth, the business office of which is identical with the registered office; provided such a registered agent (i) shall not be its own registered agent and (ii) shall designate by instrument in writing, acknowledged before a notary public, one or more natural persons<\/span> at the office of the registered agent upon whom any process, notice or demand may be served and shall continuously maintain at least one such person<\/span> at that office. Whenever any such person<\/span> accepts service, a photographic copy of such instrument shall be attached to the return. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The sole duty of the registered agent is to forward to the domestic business trust<\/span> or the foreign business trust<\/span> at its last known address any process, notice or demand that is served on the registered agent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT (\u00a7 13.1-1220)\n\nA. Each domestic business trust and each foreign business trust registered\npursuant to Article 9 (\u00a7 13.1-1241 et seq.) of this chapter shall continuously\nmaintain in this Commonwealth:\n\n 1. A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business;\n and\n\n 2. A registered agent, who shall be either:\n \t\t\t\ta. An individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth and is either (i)\n a trustee or officer of the business trust, (ii) an officer or director of a\n corporation that is a trustee of the business trust, (iii) a general partner\n of a general or limited partnership that is a trustee of the business trust,\n (iv) a member or manager of a limited liability company that is a trustee of\n the business trust, (v) a trustee of a business trust or other trust that is a\n trustee of the business trust, or (vi) a member of the Virginia State Bar, and\n whose business office is identical with the registered office; or\n \t\t\t\tb. A domestic or foreign stock or nonstock corporation, limited liability\n company, registered limited liability partnership or business trust authorized\n to transact business in this Commonwealth, the business office of which is\n identical with the registered office; provided such a registered agent (i)\n shall not be its own registered agent and (ii) shall designate by instrument\n in writing, acknowledged before a notary public, one or more natural persons\n at the office of the registered agent upon whom any process, notice or demand\n may be served and shall continuously maintain at least one such person at that\n office. Whenever any such person accepts service, a photographic copy of such\n instrument shall be attached to the return.\n\nB. The sole duty of the registered agent is to forward to the domestic business\ntrust or the foreign business trust at its last known address any process,\nnotice or demand that is served on the registered agent.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 621.","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}}