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Whether or not such notice is mailed, if any foreign corporation fails to file its annual report or pay its annual registration fee on or before the last day of the fourth month immediately following its annual report or annual registration fee due date each year, such foreign corporation shall automatically cease to be authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth and its certificate of authority shall be automatically revoked as of that day.B\n\nEvery foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth shall pay the annual registration fee required by law on or before the foreign corporation’s annual registration fee due date determined in accordance with subsection A of § 13.1-936.1 of each year.C\n\nIf any foreign corporation whose registered agent has filed with the Commission his statement of resignation pursuant to § 13.1-927 fails to file a statement of change pursuant to § 13.1-926 within 31 days after the date on which the statement of resignation was filed, the Commission shall mail notice to the foreign corporation of impending revocation of its certificate of authority. If the foreign corporation fails to file the statement of change before the last day of the second month immediately following the month in which the impending revocation notice was mailed, the foreign corporation shall automatically cease to be authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth and its certificate of authority shall be automatically revoked as of that day.D\n\nThe automatic revocation of a foreign corporation’s certificate of authority pursuant to this section constitutes the appointment of the clerk of the Commission as the foreign corporation’s agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign corporation was authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission under this subsection is service on the foreign corporation and shall be made on the clerk in accordance with § 12.1-19.1.E\n\nRevocation of a foreign corporation’s certificate of authority pursuant to this section does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":249107,"text":"If any foreign corporation fails to file its annual report or pay its annual registration fee in a timely manner as required by this chapter, the Commission shall mail to each such corporation notice of the impending revocation of its certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth. Whether or not such notice is mailed, if any foreign corporation fails to file its annual report or pay its annual registration fee on or before the last day of the fourth month immediately following its annual report or annual registration fee due date each year, such foreign corporation shall automatically cease to be authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth and its certificate of authority shall be automatically revoked as of that day.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":249108,"text":"Every foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth shall pay the annual registration fee required by law on or before the foreign corporation’s annual registration fee due date determined in accordance with subsection A of § 13.1-936.1 of each year.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":249109,"text":"If any foreign corporation whose registered agent has filed with the Commission his statement of resignation pursuant to § 13.1-927 fails to file a statement of change pursuant to § 13.1-926 within 31 days after the date on which the statement of resignation was filed, the Commission shall mail notice to the foreign corporation of impending revocation of its certificate of authority. If the foreign corporation fails to file the statement of change before the last day of the second month immediately following the month in which the impending revocation notice was mailed, the foreign corporation shall automatically cease to be authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth and its certificate of authority shall be automatically revoked as of that day.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":249110,"text":"The automatic revocation of a foreign corporation’s certificate of authority pursuant to this section constitutes the appointment of the clerk of the Commission as the foreign corporation’s agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign corporation was authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission under this subsection is service on the foreign corporation and shall be made on the clerk in accordance with § 12.1-19.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":249111,"text":"Revocation of a foreign corporation’s certificate of authority pursuant to this section does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation.","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 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1970, chapter 4; in 1985, chapters 522 and 528; in 1987, chapter 2; in 1988, chapter 405; in 1991, chapter 125; in 1997, chapter 216<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 52<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 925<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 753<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"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\/"},{"id":61343,"section_number":"13.1-927","catch_line":"Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-927\/"},{"id":54764,"section_number":"13.1-936.1","catch_line":"Annual registration fees to be paid by domestic and foreign corporations; penalty for failure to pay timely","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-936.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147829,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68819,"identifier":"13.1-930","token":"13.1\/10\/14\/13.1-930","url":"\/13.1-930\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-930\/","token":"13.1\/10\/14\/13.1-930","dublin_core":{"Title":"Automatic revocation of certificate of authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-930","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If any foreign corporation<\/span> fails to file its annual report or pay its annual registration fee in a timely manner as required by this chapter, the Commission<\/span> shall mail to each such corporation notice of the impending revocation<\/span> of its certificate of authority to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth. Whether or not such notice is mailed, if any foreign corporation<\/span> fails to file its annual report or pay its annual registration fee on or before the last day of the fourth month immediately following its annual report or annual registration fee due date each year, such foreign corporation<\/span> shall automatically cease to be authorized to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth and its certificate of authority shall be automatically revoked as of that day. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Every foreign corporation<\/span> authorized to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth shall pay the annual registration fee required by law<\/span> on or before the foreign corporation<\/span>’s annual registration fee due date determined in accordance with subsection A of § 13.1-936.1<\/a> of each year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If any foreign corporation<\/span> whose registered agent has filed with the Commission<\/span> his statement of resignation pursuant to § 13.1-927<\/a> fails to file a statement of change pursuant to § 13.1-926<\/a> within 31 days after the date on which the statement of resignation was filed, the Commission<\/span> shall mail notice to the foreign corporation<\/span> of impending revocation<\/span> of its certificate of authority. If the foreign corporation<\/span> fails to file the statement of change before the last day of the second month immediately following the month in which the impending revocation<\/span> notice was mailed, the foreign corporation<\/span> shall automatically cease to be authorized to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth and its certificate of authority shall be automatically revoked as of that day. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The automatic revocation<\/span> of a foreign corporation<\/span>’s certificate of authority pursuant to this section constitutes the appointment of the clerk of the Commission<\/span> as the foreign corporation<\/span>’s agent for service of process<\/span> in any proceeding<\/span> based on a cause of action<\/span> arising during the time the foreign corporation<\/span> was authorized to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth. Service of process<\/span> on the clerk of the Commission<\/span> under this subsection is service on the foreign corporation<\/span> and shall be made on the clerk in accordance with § 12.1-19.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Revocation<\/span> of a foreign corporation<\/span>’s certificate of authority pursuant to this section does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTOMATIC REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY (\u00a7 13.1-930)\n\nA. If any foreign corporation fails to file its annual report or pay its annual\nregistration fee in a timely manner as required by this chapter, the Commission\nshall mail to each such corporation notice of the impending revocation of its\ncertificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth. Whether or\nnot such notice is mailed, if any foreign corporation fails to file its annual\nreport or pay its annual registration fee on or before the last day of the\nfourth month immediately following its annual report or annual registration fee\ndue date each year, such foreign corporation shall automatically cease to be\nauthorized to transact business in the Commonwealth and its certificate of\nauthority shall be automatically revoked as of that day.\n\nB. Every foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth\nshall pay the annual registration fee required by law on or before the foreign\ncorporation’s annual registration fee due date determined in accordance\nwith subsection A of § 13.1-936.1 of each year.\n\nC. If any foreign corporation whose registered agent has filed with the\nCommission his statement of resignation pursuant to § 13.1-927 fails to\nfile a statement of change pursuant to § 13.1-926 within 31 days after the\ndate on which the statement of resignation was filed, the Commission shall mail\nnotice to the foreign corporation of impending revocation of its certificate of\nauthority. If the foreign corporation fails to file the statement of change\nbefore the last day of the second month immediately following the month in which\nthe impending revocation notice was mailed, the foreign corporation shall\nautomatically cease to be authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth\nand its certificate of authority shall be automatically revoked as of that day.\n\nD. The automatic revocation of a foreign corporation’s certificate of\nauthority pursuant to this section constitutes the appointment of the clerk of\nthe Commission as the foreign corporation’s agent for service of process\nin any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign\ncorporation was authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth. Service of\nprocess on the clerk of the Commission under this subsection is service on the\nforeign corporation and shall be made on the clerk in accordance with §\n12.1-19.1.\n\nE. Revocation of a foreign corporation’s certificate of authority pursuant\nto this section does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the\ncorporation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13.1-279; 1956, c. 428; 1970, c. 4; 1985, cc. 522, 528;\n1987, c. 2; 1988, c. 405; 1991, c. 125; 1997, c. 216; 2000, c. 52; 2007, c. 925;\n2010, c. 753.","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}}