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The registered agent may by instrument in writing, acknowledged before a notary public, designate a natural person or persons in the office of the registered agent upon whom any such process, notice or demand may be served and may, by instrument in writing, authorize service of process by facsimile by the sheriff, provided acknowledgement of receipt of service is returned by facsimile to the sheriff. Whenever any person so designated by the registered agent accepts service of process or whenever service is by facsimile, a photographic copy of the instruments designating the person or authorizing the method of service and receipt shall be attached to the return.B\n\nWhenever a corporation fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent in the Commonwealth, or whenever its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office, then the clerk of the Commission shall be an agent of the corporation upon whom service may be made in accordance with § 12.1-19.1.C\n\nThis section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a corporation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":215105,"text":"A corporation’s registered agent is the corporation’s agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation. 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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 1975, chapter 500; in 1985, chapter 522; in 1986, chapter 622; in 1991, chapter 672; in 2001, chapters 517<\/a> and 541<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 925<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76632,"section_number":"8.01-299","catch_line":"How process served on domestic stock corporations, nonstock corporations, and limited liability companies generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-299\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":148041,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58698,"identifier":"13.1-836","token":"13.1\/10\/6\/13.1-836","url":"\/13.1-836\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-836\/","token":"13.1\/10\/6\/13.1-836","dublin_core":{"Title":"Service on corporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-836","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A corporation<\/span>’s registered agent is the corporation<\/span>’s agent for service of process<\/span>, notice, or demand required or permitted by law<\/span> to be served on the corporation<\/span>. The registered agent may by instrument in writing<\/span>, acknowledged before a notary public, designate a natural person<\/span> or persons<\/span> in the office of the registered agent upon whom any such process, notice or demand may be served and may, by instrument in writing<\/span>, authorize service of process<\/span> by facsimile by the sheriff, provided acknowledgement of receipt of service is returned by facsimile to the sheriff. Whenever any person<\/span> so designated by the registered agent accepts service of process<\/span> or whenever service is by facsimile, a photographic copy of the instruments designating the person<\/span> or authorizing the method of service and receipt shall be attached to the return. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Whenever a corporation<\/span> fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent in the Commonwealth, or whenever its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office, then the clerk of the Commission<\/span> shall be an agent of the corporation<\/span> upon whom service may be made in accordance with § 12.1-19.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a corporation<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSERVICE ON CORPORATION (\u00a7 13.1-836)\n\nA. A corporation’s registered agent is the corporation’s agent for\nservice of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served\non the corporation. The registered agent may by instrument in writing,\nacknowledged before a notary public, designate a natural person or persons in\nthe office of the registered agent upon whom any such process, notice or demand\nmay be served and may, by instrument in writing, authorize service of process by\nfacsimile by the sheriff, provided acknowledgement of receipt of service is\nreturned by facsimile to the sheriff. Whenever any person so designated by the\nregistered agent accepts service of process or whenever service is by facsimile,\na photographic copy of the instruments designating the person or authorizing the\nmethod of service and receipt shall be attached to the return.\n\nB. Whenever a corporation fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent in the\nCommonwealth, or whenever its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence\nbe found at the registered office, then the clerk of the Commission shall be an\nagent of the corporation upon whom service may be made in accordance with §\n12.1-19.1.\n\nC. This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required\nmeans, of serving a corporation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13-12, 13-14, 13.1-210; 1956, c. 428; 1975, c. 500;\n1985, c. 522; 1986, c. 622; 1991, c. 672; 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}}