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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 business trust 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 in accordance with § 13.1-1221 to appoint a registered agent is filed with the Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":302890,"text":"A registered agent may resign as agent for the domestic or foreign business trust by signing and filing with the Commission a statement of resignation stating (i) the name of the business trust or foreign business trust, (ii) the name of the agent, and (iii) that the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the domestic or foreign business trust. 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 business trust 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 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. 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":60423,"section_number":"13.1-1238.1","catch_line":"Automatic cancellation of business trust existence","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1238.1\/"},{"id":66132,"section_number":"13.1-1246.1","catch_line":"Automatic cancellation of registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1246.1\/"},{"id":62944,"section_number":"13.1-1255","catch_line":"Payment of fees, fines, penalties, and interest prerequisite to Commission action; refunds","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1255\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65059,"section_number":"13.1-1221","catch_line":"Change of registered office or registered agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1221\/"}],"permalink":{"id":149361,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84513,"identifier":"13.1-1222","token":"13.1\/14\/3\/13.1-1222","url":"\/13.1-1222\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1222\/","token":"13.1\/14\/3\/13.1-1222","dublin_core":{"Title":"Resignation of registered agent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1222","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 business trust<\/span> by signing and filing with the Commission<\/span> a statement of resignation stating (i) the name of the business trust or foreign business trust<\/span>, (ii) the name of the agent, and (iii) that the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the domestic or foreign business trust<\/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 of the domestic or foreign business trust<\/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 in accordance with § 13.1-1221<\/a> to appoint a registered agent is filed with the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESIGNATION OF REGISTERED AGENT (\u00a7 13.1-1222)\n\nA. A registered agent may resign as agent for the domestic or foreign business\ntrust by signing and filing with the Commission a statement of resignation\nstating (i) the name of the business trust or foreign business trust, (ii) the\nname of the agent, and (iii) that the agent resigns from serving as registered\nagent for the domestic or foreign business trust. The statement of resignation\nshall be accompanied by a certification that the registered agent will have a\ncopy of the statement mailed to the principal office of the domestic or foreign\nbusiness trust by certified mail on or before the business day following the day\non which the statement is filed. When the statement of resignation takes effect,\nthe registered 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 in accordance with\n§ 13.1-1221 to appoint a registered agent is filed with the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 621; 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}}