{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/13.1-929.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/13.1-929.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/13.1-929.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/13.1-929.html"}],"law_id":66931,"edition_id":1,"section_id":66931,"structure_id":13538,"section_number":"13.1-929","catch_line":"Withdrawal of foreign corporation","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13.1-278, 13.1-278.1; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522; 1986, c. 529; 1991, c. 672; 2007, c. 925; 2012, c. 130; 2015, c. 623.","full_text":"A\n\nA foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth may not withdraw from the Commonwealth until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the Commission.B\n\nA foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth may apply to the Commission for a certificate of withdrawal. The application shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission and shall set forth:1\n\nThe name of the foreign corporation and the name of the state or other jurisdiction under whose laws it is incorporated;2\n\nIf applicable, a statement that the foreign corporation was a party to a merger permitted by the laws of the state or other jurisdiction under whose law it was incorporated and that it was not the surviving entity of the merger, has consolidated with another entity, or has converted to another type of entity under the laws of the state or other jurisdiction under whose law it was incorporated;3\n\nThat the foreign corporation is not transacting business in the Commonwealth and that it surrenders its authority to transact business in the Commonwealth;4\n\nThat the foreign corporation revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the clerk of the Commission as its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth;5\n\nA mailing address to which the clerk of the Commission may mail a copy of any process served on him under subdivision 4; and6\n\nA commitment to notify the clerk of the Commission in the future of any change in the mailing address of the corporation.C\n\nThe Commission shall not allow any foreign corporation to withdraw from the Commonwealth unless such corporation files with the Commission a statement certifying that the corporation has filed returns and has paid all state taxes to the time of the certificate or a statement that no such returns are required to be filed or taxes are required to be paid. In such case the corporation may file returns and pay taxes before they would otherwise be due. If the Commission finds that the application complies with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of withdrawal.D\n\nBefore any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth terminates its corporate existence, it shall file with the Commission an application for withdrawal. Whether or not such application is filed, the termination of the corporate existence of such foreign corporation shall not take away or impair any remedy available against such corporation for any right or claim existing or any liability incurred prior to such termination. Any such action or proceeding against such foreign corporation may be defended by such corporation in its corporate name. The members, directors and officers shall have power to take such corporate or other action as shall be appropriate to protect such remedy, right or claim. The right of a foreign corporation that has terminated its corporate existence to institute and maintain in its corporate name actions, suits or proceedings in the courts of the Commonwealth shall be governed by the law of the state of its incorporation.E\n\nService of process on the clerk of the Commission is service of process on a foreign corporation that has withdrawn pursuant to this section. Service upon the clerk shall be made in accordance with § 12.1-19.1, and service upon the foreign corporation may be made in any other manner permitted by law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242658,"text":"A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth may not withdraw from the Commonwealth until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":242659,"text":"A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth may apply to the Commission for a certificate of withdrawal. 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In such case the corporation may file returns and pay taxes before they would otherwise be due. If the Commission finds that the application complies with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of withdrawal.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B6","next_prefix":"D"},"9":{"id":242667,"text":"Before any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth terminates its corporate existence, it shall file with the Commission an application for withdrawal. Whether or not such application is filed, the termination of the corporate existence of such foreign corporation shall not take away or impair any remedy available against such corporation for any right or claim existing or any liability incurred prior to such termination. Any such action or proceeding against such foreign corporation may be defended by such corporation in its corporate name. The members, directors and officers shall have power to take such corporate or other action as shall be appropriate to protect such remedy, right or claim. The right of a foreign corporation that has terminated its corporate existence to institute and maintain in its corporate name actions, suits or proceedings in the courts of the Commonwealth shall be governed by the law of the state of its incorporation.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"10":{"id":242668,"text":"Service of process on the clerk of the Commission is service of process on a foreign corporation that has withdrawn pursuant to this section. Service upon the clerk shall be made in accordance with § 12.1-19.1, and service upon the foreign corporation may be made in any other manner permitted by law.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13538,"edition_id":1,"name":"Foreign Corporations","identifier":"14","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13004,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:09","permalink":{"id":147775,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13538,"identifier":"14","token":"13.1\/10\/14","url":"\/13.1\/10\/14\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13004,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12744,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1958, chapter 564; in 1975, chapter 500; in 1985, chapter 522; in 1986, chapter 529; in 1991, chapter 672; in 2007, chapter 925<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 130<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 623<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65982,"section_number":"13.1-928.1","catch_line":"Merger of foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-928.1\/"},{"id":69949,"section_number":"13.1-928.2","catch_line":"Entity conversion of foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-928.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71702,"section_number":"12.1-19.1","catch_line":"Service of process on the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission as statutory agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-19.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147825,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66931,"identifier":"13.1-929","token":"13.1\/10\/14\/13.1-929","url":"\/13.1-929\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-929\/","token":"13.1\/10\/14\/13.1-929","dublin_core":{"Title":"Withdrawal of foreign corporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-929","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A foreign corporation<\/span> authorized to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth may not withdraw from the Commonwealth until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A foreign corporation<\/span> authorized to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth may apply to the Commission<\/span> for a certificate of withdrawal. The application shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission<\/span> and shall set forth: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The name of the foreign corporation<\/span> and the name of the state<\/span> or other jurisdiction<\/span> under whose laws<\/span> it is incorporated; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If applicable, a statement that the foreign corporation<\/span> was a party<\/span> to a merger permitted by the laws<\/span> of the state<\/span> or other jurisdiction<\/span> under whose law<\/span> it was incorporated and that it was not the surviving entity<\/span> of the merger, has consolidated with another entity<\/span>, or has converted to another type of entity<\/span> under the laws<\/span> of the state<\/span> or other jurisdiction<\/span> under whose law<\/span> it was incorporated; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> That the foreign corporation<\/span> is not transacting business in the Commonwealth and that it surrenders its authority to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> That the foreign corporation<\/span> revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the clerk of the Commission<\/span> as its agent for service of process<\/span> in any proceeding<\/span> based on a cause of action<\/span> arising during the time it was authorized to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> A mailing address to which the clerk of the Commission<\/span> may mail a copy of any process served on him under subdivision 4; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> A commitment to notify the clerk of the Commission<\/span> in the future of any change in the mailing address of the corporation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall not allow any foreign corporation<\/span> to withdraw from the Commonwealth unless such corporation files with the Commission<\/span> a statement certifying that the corporation has filed returns and has paid all state<\/span> taxes to the time of the certificate or a statement that no such returns are required to be filed or taxes are required to be paid. In such case the corporation may file returns and pay taxes before they would otherwise be due. If the Commission<\/span> finds that the application complies with the requirements of law<\/span> and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue<\/span> a certificate of withdrawal. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Before any foreign corporation<\/span> authorized to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth terminates its corporate existence, it shall file with the Commission<\/span> an application for withdrawal. Whether or not such application is filed, the termination of the corporate existence of such foreign corporation<\/span> shall not take away or impair any remedy available against such corporation for any right or claim existing or any liability incurred prior to such termination. Any such action or proceeding<\/span> against such foreign corporation<\/span> may be defended by such corporation in its corporate name. The members<\/span>, directors<\/span> and officers shall have power to take such corporate or other action as shall be appropriate to protect such remedy, right or claim. The right of a foreign corporation<\/span> that has terminated its corporate existence to institute and maintain in its corporate name actions, suits or proceedings<\/span> in the courts<\/span> of the Commonwealth shall be governed by the law<\/span> of the state<\/span> of its incorporation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Service of process<\/span> on the clerk of the Commission<\/span> is service of process<\/span> on a foreign corporation<\/span> that has withdrawn pursuant to this section. Service upon the clerk shall be made in accordance with § 12.1-19.1<\/a>, and service upon the foreign corporation<\/span> may be made in any other manner permitted by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWITHDRAWAL OF FOREIGN CORPORATION (\u00a7 13.1-929)\n\nA. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth may\nnot withdraw from the Commonwealth until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal\nfrom the Commission.\n\nB. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth may\napply to the Commission for a certificate of withdrawal. The application shall\nbe on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission and shall set forth:\n\n 1. The name of the foreign corporation and the name of the state or other\n jurisdiction under whose laws it is incorporated;\n\n 2. If applicable, a statement that the foreign corporation was a party to a\n merger permitted by the laws of the state or other jurisdiction under whose\n law it was incorporated and that it was not the surviving entity of the\n merger, has consolidated with another entity, or has converted to another type\n of entity under the laws of the state or other jurisdiction under whose law it\n was incorporated;\n\n 3. That the foreign corporation is not transacting business in the\n Commonwealth and that it surrenders its authority to transact business in the\n Commonwealth;\n\n 4. That the foreign corporation revokes the authority of its registered agent\n to accept service on its behalf and appoints the clerk of the Commission as\n its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action\n arising during the time it was authorized to transact business in the\n Commonwealth;\n\n 5. A mailing address to which the clerk of the Commission may mail a copy of\n any process served on him under subdivision 4; and\n\n 6. A commitment to notify the clerk of the Commission in the future of any\n change in the mailing address of the corporation.\n\nC. The Commission shall not allow any foreign corporation to withdraw from the\nCommonwealth unless such corporation files with the Commission a statement\ncertifying that the corporation has filed returns and has paid all state taxes\nto the time of the certificate or a statement that no such returns are required\nto be filed or taxes are required to be paid. In such case the corporation may\nfile returns and pay taxes before they would otherwise be due. If the Commission\nfinds that the application complies with the requirements of law and that all\nrequired fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of withdrawal.\n\nD. Before any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the\nCommonwealth terminates its corporate existence, it shall file with the\nCommission an application for withdrawal. Whether or not such application is\nfiled, the termination of the corporate existence of such foreign corporation\nshall not take away or impair any remedy available against such corporation for\nany right or claim existing or any liability incurred prior to such termination.\nAny such action or proceeding against such foreign corporation may be defended\nby such corporation in its corporate name. The members, directors and officers\nshall have power to take such corporate or other action as shall be appropriate\nto protect such remedy, right or claim. The right of a foreign corporation that\nhas terminated its corporate existence to institute and maintain in its\ncorporate name actions, suits or proceedings in the courts of the Commonwealth\nshall be governed by the law of the state of its incorporation.\n\nE. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission is service of process on a\nforeign corporation that has withdrawn pursuant to this section. Service upon\nthe clerk shall be made in accordance with § 12.1-19.1, and service upon\nthe foreign corporation may be made in any other manner permitted by law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13.1-278, 13.1-278.1; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564; 1975,\nc. 500; 1985, c. 522; 1986, c. 529; 1991, c. 672; 2007, c. 925; 2012, c. 130;\n2015, c. 623.","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}}