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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 corporation 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 § 13.1-635 to appoint a registered agent is filed with the Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214713,"text":"A registered agent may resign as agent for the corporation by signing and filing with the Commission a statement of resignation stating (i) the name of the corporation, (ii) the name of the agent, and (iii) that the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the corporation. 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 corporation 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 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 522 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 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2005, chapter 765<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 434<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 734<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1226<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69804,"section_number":"13.1-615","catch_line":"Fees to be collected by Commission; application of payment; payment of fees prerequisite to Commission action; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-615\/"},{"id":85358,"section_number":"13.1-752","catch_line":"Automatic termination of corporate existence","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-752\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58006,"section_number":"13.1-635","catch_line":"Change of registered office or registered agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-635\/"}],"permalink":{"id":150967,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58580,"identifier":"13.1-636","token":"13.1\/9\/6\/13.1-636","url":"\/13.1-636\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-636\/","token":"13.1\/9\/6\/13.1-636","dublin_core":{"Title":"Resignation of registered agent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-636","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A registered agent may resign as agent for the corporation<\/span> by signing and filing with the Commission<\/span> a statement of resignation stating (i) the name of the corporation<\/span>, (ii) the name of the agent, and (iii) that the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the corporation<\/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 corporation<\/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 § 13.1-635<\/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 13.1-636)\n\nA. A registered agent may resign as agent for the corporation by signing and\nfiling with the Commission a statement of resignation stating (i) the name of\nthe corporation, (ii) the name of the agent, and (iii) that the agent resigns\nfrom serving as registered agent for the corporation. The statement of\nresignation shall be accompanied by a certification that the registered agent\nwill have a copy of the statement mailed to the principal office of the\ncorporation by certified mail on or before the business day following the day on\nwhich 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§ 13.1-635 to appoint a registered agent is filed with the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 522; 2005, c. 765; 2010, c. 434; 2019, c. 734; 2020, c. 1226;\n2021, 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}}