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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 2 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 2007, chapter 925<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 434<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68600,"section_number":"13.1-815","catch_line":"Fees to be collected by Commission; payment of fees prerequisite to Commission action; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-815\/"},{"id":68819,"section_number":"13.1-930","catch_line":"Automatic revocation of certificate of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-930\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75911,"section_number":"13.1-926","catch_line":"Change of registered office or registered agent of a foreign corporation","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-926\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147809,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61343,"identifier":"13.1-927","token":"13.1\/10\/14\/13.1-927","url":"\/13.1-927\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-927\/","token":"13.1\/10\/14\/13.1-927","dublin_core":{"Title":"Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-927","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A registered agent may resign as agent for the corporation by signing and filing with the Commission<\/span> a statement of resignation stating (i) the name of the foreign corporation<\/span>, (ii) the name of the agent, and (iii) that the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the foreign 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 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 to appoint a registered agent is filed, in accordance § 13.1-926<\/a>, with the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESIGNATION OF REGISTERED AGENT OF FOREIGN CORPORATION (\u00a7 13.1-927)\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 foreign corporation, (ii) the name of the agent, and (iii) that the agent\nresigns from serving as registered agent for the foreign corporation. The\nstatement of resignation shall be accompanied by a certification that the\nregistered agent will have a copy of the statement mailed to the principal\noffice of the corporation by certified mail on or before the business day\nfollowing the day on which the statement is filed. When the statement of\nresignation takes effect, the 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 to appoint a\nregistered agent is filed, in accordance § 13.1-926, with the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 925; 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}}