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An individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth and is either (i) a general partner of the limited partnership, (ii) an officer or director of a corporate general partner of the limited partnership, (iii) a general partner of a general or limited partnership that is a general partner of the limited partnership, (iv) a member or manager of a limited liability company that is a general partner of the limited partnership, (v) a trustee of a trust that is a general partner of the limited partnership, or (vi) a member of the Virginia State Bar and whose business office is identical with the registered office; or\n\t\t\t\tb. A domestic or foreign stock or nonstock corporation, limited liability company or registered limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth, the business office of which is identical with the registered office; provided such a registered agent (i) shall not be its own registered agent and (ii) shall designate by instrument in writing, acknowledged before a notary public, one or more natural persons at the office of the registered agent upon whom any process, notice or demand may be served and shall continuously maintain at least one such person at that office. Whenever any such person accepts service, a photographic copy of such instrument shall be attached to the return.B\n\nThe sole duty of the registered agent is to forward to the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership at its last known address any process, notice or demand that is served on the registered agent.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245371,"text":"Each domestic limited partnership and each foreign limited partnership registered to transact business in the Commonwealth shall continuously maintain:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":245372,"text":"A principal office, which shall be a place of its business and which may but need not be within the Commonwealth, at which shall be kept the records required to be maintained pursuant to § 50-73.8;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":245373,"text":"A registered office in the Commonwealth that may be the same as any of its places of business; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":245374,"text":"A registered agent, who shall be either:\n\t\t\t\ta. 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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 607 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 6 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 1987, chapter 702; in 1993, chapter 292; in 2000, chapters 162<\/a> and 537<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 517<\/a> and 541<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 631<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 675<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69732,"section_number":"50-73.5","catch_line":"Change of registered office or registered agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.5\/"},{"id":81864,"section_number":"50-73.54","catch_line":"Application for certificate of registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.54\/"},{"id":79428,"section_number":"50-73.77","catch_line":"Transition and savings provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.77\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86051,"section_number":"50-73.8","catch_line":"Records to be kept","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.8\/"}],"permalink":{"id":234267,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67739,"identifier":"50-73.4","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.4","url":"\/50-73.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/50-73.4\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Principal office, registered office, and registered agent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 50-73.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each domestic limited partnership<\/span> and each foreign limited partnership<\/span> registered to transact business in the Commonwealth shall continuously maintain: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A principal office<\/span>, which shall be a place of its business and which may but need not be within the Commonwealth, at which shall be kept the records required to be maintained pursuant to § 50-73.8<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A registered office in the Commonwealth that may be the same as any of its places of business; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A registered agent, who shall be either:\n\t\t\t\ta. An individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth and is either (i) a general partner<\/span> of the limited partnership, (ii) an officer or director of a corporate general partner<\/span> of the limited partnership, (iii) a general partner<\/span> of a general or limited partnership that is a general partner<\/span> of the limited partnership, (iv) a member or manager of a limited liability company that is a general partner<\/span> of the limited partnership, (v) a trustee of a trust that is a general partner<\/span> of the limited partnership, or (vi) a member of the Virginia State<\/span> Bar and whose business office is identical with the registered office; or\n\t\t\t\tb. A domestic or foreign stock or nonstock corporation, limited liability company or registered limited liability partnership<\/span> authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth, the business office of which is identical with the registered office; provided such a registered agent (i) shall not be its own registered agent and (ii) shall designate by instrument in writing, acknowledged before a notary public, one or more natural persons<\/span> at the office of the registered agent upon whom any process, notice or demand may be served and shall continuously maintain at least one such person<\/span> at that office. Whenever any such person<\/span> accepts service, a photographic copy of such instrument shall be attached to the return. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The sole duty of the registered agent is to forward to the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership<\/span> at its last known address any process, notice or demand that is served on the registered agent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRINCIPAL OFFICE, REGISTERED OFFICE, AND REGISTERED AGENT (\u00a7 50-73.4)\n\nA. Each domestic limited partnership and each foreign limited partnership\nregistered to transact business in the Commonwealth shall continuously maintain:\n\n 1. A principal office, which shall be a place of its business and which may\n but need not be within the Commonwealth, at which shall be kept the records\n required to be maintained pursuant to § 50-73.8;\n\n 2. A registered office in the Commonwealth that may be the same as any of its\n places of business; and\n\n 3. A registered agent, who shall be either:\n \t\t\t\ta. An individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth and is either (i) a\n general partner of the limited partnership, (ii) an officer or director of a\n corporate general partner of the limited partnership, (iii) a general partner\n of a general or limited partnership that is a general partner of the limited\n partnership, (iv) a member or manager of a limited liability company that is a\n general partner of the limited partnership, (v) a trustee of a trust that is a\n general partner of the limited partnership, or (vi) a member of the Virginia\n State Bar and whose business office is identical with the registered office;\n or\n \t\t\t\tb. A domestic or foreign stock or nonstock corporation, limited liability\n company or registered limited liability partnership authorized to transact\n business in the Commonwealth, the business office of which is identical with\n the registered office; provided such a registered agent (i) shall not be its\n own registered agent and (ii) shall designate by instrument in writing,\n acknowledged before a notary public, one or more natural persons at the office\n of the registered agent upon whom any process, notice or demand may be served\n and shall continuously maintain at least one such person at that office.\n Whenever any such person accepts service, a photographic copy of such\n instrument shall be attached to the return.\n\nB. The sole duty of the registered agent is to forward to the limited\npartnership or foreign limited partnership at its last known address any\nprocess, notice or demand that is served on the registered agent.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 607; 1987, c. 702; 1993, c. 292; 2000, cc. 162, 537; 2001, cc.\n517, 541; 2007, c. 631; 2010, c. 675.","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}}