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An individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth and either an officer or director of the corporation or 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 or registered limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in the 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. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1956, chapter 428; in 1976, chapter 4; in 1985, chapter 522; in 1993, chapter 113; in 2000, chapter 162<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 517<\/a> and 541<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 925<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55774,"section_number":"13.1-834","catch_line":"Change of registered office or registered agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-834\/"},{"id":56649,"section_number":"56-231.19","catch_line":"Filing articles of incorporation; effect thereof; other provisions of law applicable","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-231.19\/"},{"id":81005,"section_number":"56-231.48","catch_line":"Applicability of other laws","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-231.48\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":148029,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65090,"identifier":"13.1-833","token":"13.1\/10\/6\/13.1-833","url":"\/13.1-833\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-833\/","token":"13.1\/10\/6\/13.1-833","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registered office and registered agent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-833","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each corporation<\/span> shall continuously maintain in the 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:\n\t\t\t\ta. An individual<\/span> who is a resident of the Commonwealth and either an officer or director<\/span> of the corporation<\/span> or a member<\/span> of the Virginia State<\/span> 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<\/span>, limited liability company or registered limited liability partnership<\/span> authorized to transact business<\/span> in the 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<\/span>, 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 corporation<\/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 13.1-833)\n\nA. Each corporation shall continuously maintain in the 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:\n \t\t\t\ta. An individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth and either an\n officer or director of the corporation or a member of the Virginia State Bar,\n 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\n company or registered limited liability partnership authorized to transact\n business in the Commonwealth, the business office of which is identical with\n the registered office; provided such a registered agent (i) shall not be its\n own registered agent and (ii) shall designate by instrument in writing,\n acknowledged before a notary public, one or more natural persons at the office\n of the registered agent upon whom any process, notice or demand may be served\n and shall continuously maintain at least one such person at that office.\n 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 corporation at its\nlast known address any process, notice or demand that is served on the\nregistered agent.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13.1-208; 1956, c. 428; 1976, c. 4; 1985, c. 522; 1993,\nc. 113; 2000, c. 162; 2001, cc. 517, 541; 2007, c. 925.","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}}