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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 92 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224839,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84931,"identifier":"45.2-1639","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1639","url":"\/45.2-1639\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1639\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1639","dublin_core":{"Title":" Persons required to register; designated agents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1639","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person who owns a well<\/span>, drills a well<\/span>, completes well<\/span> work, operates any well<\/span> or gathering pipeline<\/span>, conducts ground-disturbing geophysical explorations<\/span>, or transports gas<\/span> or oil<\/span> up to and including the first point of sale shall register with the Director<\/span> and shall provide his name and address and the name, address, and official title of the person in charge of his operations in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person registering under subsection A shall designate the name and address of an agent who shall be the attorney-in-fact<\/span><\/span> of the registrant for the purposes set forth in this section. The designated agent shall be a resident of the Commonwealth. Notices, orders<\/span>, other communications, and all processes issued pursuant to this chapter may be served upon or otherwise delivered to the designated agent as and for the operator. Any designation of an agent shall remain in force until the Director<\/span> is notified in writing of a designation termination and the designation of a new agent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n PERSONS REQUIRED TO REGISTER; DESIGNATED AGENTS (\u00a7 45.2-1639)\n\nA. Any person who owns a well, drills a well, completes well work, operates any\nwell or gathering pipeline, conducts ground-disturbing geophysical explorations,\nor transports gas or oil up to and including the first point of sale shall\nregister with the Director and shall provide his name and address and the name,\naddress, and official title of the person in charge of his operations in the\nCommonwealth.\n\nB. Any person registering under subsection A shall designate the name and\naddress of an agent who shall be the attorney-in-fact of the registrant for the\npurposes set forth in this section. The designated agent shall be a resident of\nthe Commonwealth. Notices, orders, other communications, and all processes\nissued pursuant to this chapter may be served upon or otherwise delivered to the\ndesignated agent as and for the operator. Any designation of an agent shall\nremain in force until the Director is notified in writing of a designation\ntermination and the designation of a new agent.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 92, \u00a7 45.1-361.37; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}