{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/50-73.5.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/50-73.5.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/50-73.5.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/50-73.5.html"}],"law_id":69732,"edition_id":1,"section_id":69732,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.5","catch_line":"Change of registered office or registered agent","history":"1985, c. 607; 1987, c. 702; 1991, c. 225; 2003, c. 597; 2007, c. 631; 2010, c. 675.","full_text":"A\n\nA limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership registered to transact business in the Commonwealth may change its registered office or registered agent, or both, upon filing with the Commission a statement of change on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission that sets forth:1\n\nThe name of the domestic or foreign limited partnership;2\n\nThe address of its current registered office;3\n\nIf the current registered office is to be changed, the post office address, including the street and number, if any, of the new registered office, and the name of the city or county in which it is to be located;4\n\nThe name of its current registered agent;5\n\nIf the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent; and6\n\nThat after the change or changes are made, the domestic or foreign limited partnership will be in compliance with the requirements of § 50-73.4.B\n\nA statement of change shall forthwith be filed with the Commission by a domestic or foreign limited partnership whenever its registered agent dies, resigns or ceases to satisfy the requirements of § 50-73.4.C\n\nExcept as provided in subsection D, a statement of change shall be executed on behalf of a domestic or foreign limited partnership by a general partner or a liquidating trustee or, if there are no general partners or liquidating trustees, by a limited partner.D\n\nA domestic or foreign limited partnership’s registered agent may sign a statement as required above if (i) the business address of the registered agent changes to another post office address within the Commonwealth or (ii) the name of the registered agent has been legally changed. A domestic or foreign limited partnership’s new registered agent may sign and submit for filing a statement as required above if (a) the former registered agent is a business entity that has been merged into the new registered agent, (b) the instrument of merger is on record in the office of the clerk of the Commission, and (c) the new registered agent is an entity that is qualified to serve as a registered agent pursuant to § 50-73.4. In either instance, the registered agent or surviving entity shall forthwith file a statement as required above, which shall recite that a copy of the statement shall be mailed to the principal office address of the domestic or foreign limited partnership on or before the business day following the day on which the statement is filed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":252056,"text":"A limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership registered to transact business in the Commonwealth may change its registered office or registered agent, or both, upon filing with the Commission a statement of change on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission that sets forth:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":252057,"text":"The name of the domestic or foreign limited partnership;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":252058,"text":"The address of its current registered office;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":252059,"text":"If the current registered office is to be changed, the post office address, including the street and number, if any, of the new registered office, and the name of the city or county in which it is to be located;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":252060,"text":"The name of its current registered agent;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":252061,"text":"If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":252062,"text":"That after the change or changes are made, the domestic or foreign limited partnership will be in compliance with the requirements of § 50-73.4.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"B"},"7":{"id":252063,"text":"A statement of change shall forthwith be filed with the Commission by a domestic or foreign limited partnership whenever its registered agent dies, resigns or ceases to satisfy the requirements of § 50-73.4.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A6","next_prefix":"C"},"8":{"id":252064,"text":"Except as provided in subsection D, a statement of change shall be executed on behalf of a domestic or foreign limited partnership by a general partner or a liquidating trustee or, if there are no general partners or liquidating trustees, by a limited partner.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"9":{"id":252065,"text":"A domestic or foreign limited partnership’s registered agent may sign a statement as required above if (i) the business address of the registered agent changes to another post office address within the Commonwealth or (ii) the name of the registered agent has been legally changed. A domestic or foreign limited partnership’s new registered agent may sign and submit for filing a statement as required above if (a) the former registered agent is a business entity that has been merged into the new registered agent, (b) the instrument of merger is on record in the office of the clerk of the Commission, and (c) the new registered agent is an entity that is qualified to serve as a registered agent pursuant to § 50-73.4. In either instance, the registered agent or surviving entity shall forthwith file a statement as required above, which shall recite that a copy of the statement shall be mailed to the principal office address of the domestic or foreign limited partnership on or before the business day following the day on which the statement is filed.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14973,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13364,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:51:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:51:12","permalink":{"id":234245,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14973,"identifier":"1","token":"50\/2.1\/1","url":"\/50\/2.1\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13364,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act","identifier":"2.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12957,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","permalink":{"id":234243,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13364,"identifier":"2.1","token":"50\/2.1","url":"\/50\/2.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12957,"edition_id":1,"name":"Partnerships","identifier":"50","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","permalink":{"id":234229,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12957,"identifier":"50","token":"50","url":"\/50\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":80626,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.1","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/50-73.1\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.1","metadata":false},{"id":74348,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.10","catch_line":"Business transactions of partner with partnership","url":"\/50-73.10\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.10","metadata":false},{"id":63264,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.10:1","catch_line":"Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a limited partnership unless authorized; penalty","url":"\/50-73.10_1\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.10_1","metadata":false},{"id":71893,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.2","catch_line":"Name","url":"\/50-73.2\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.2","metadata":false},{"id":86500,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.3","catch_line":"Reserved name","url":"\/50-73.3\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.3","metadata":false},{"id":67739,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.4","catch_line":"Principal office, registered office, and registered agent","url":"\/50-73.4\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.4","metadata":false},{"id":69732,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.5","catch_line":"Change of registered office or registered agent","url":"\/50-73.5\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.5","metadata":false},{"id":69046,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.6","catch_line":"Resignation of registered agent","url":"\/50-73.6\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.6","metadata":false},{"id":57121,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.7","catch_line":"Service on limited partnership","url":"\/50-73.7\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.7","metadata":false},{"id":86051,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.8","catch_line":"Records to be kept","url":"\/50-73.8\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.8","metadata":false},{"id":66413,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.9","catch_line":"Nature of business","url":"\/50-73.9\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.9","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":67739,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.4","catch_line":"Principal office, registered office, and registered agent","url":"\/50-73.4\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.4","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":69046,"structure_id":14973,"section_number":"50-73.6","catch_line":"Resignation of registered agent","url":"\/50-73.6\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.6","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/50-73.5\/","history_text":"

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 5 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 1991, chapter 225; in 2003, chapter 597<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 631<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 675<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60036,"section_number":"50-73.12","catch_line":"Amendment of certificate","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.12\/"},{"id":81655,"section_number":"50-73.52:5","catch_line":"Automatic cancellation of limited partnership existence","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.52_5\/"},{"id":60122,"section_number":"50-73.58:1","catch_line":"Automatic cancellation of certificate of registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.58_1\/"},{"id":69046,"section_number":"50-73.6","catch_line":"Resignation of registered agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.6\/"},{"id":71663,"section_number":"50-73.70","catch_line":"Payment of fees, fines, penalties, and interest prerequisite to Commission action; refunds","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.70\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67739,"section_number":"50-73.4","catch_line":"Principal office, registered office, and registered agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":234271,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69732,"identifier":"50-73.5","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.5","url":"\/50-73.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/50-73.5\/","token":"50\/2.1\/1\/50-73.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Change of registered office or registered agent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 50-73.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership<\/span> registered to transact business in the Commonwealth may change its registered office or registered agent, or both, upon filing with the Commission<\/span> a statement of change on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission<\/span> that sets forth: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The name of the domestic or foreign limited partnership<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The address of its current registered office; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> If the current registered office is to be changed, the post office address, including the street and number, if any, of the new registered office, and the name of the city or county in which it is to be located; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The name of its current registered agent; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> That after the change or changes are made, the domestic or foreign limited partnership<\/span> will be in compliance with the requirements of § 50-73.4<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A statement of change shall forthwith be filed with the Commission<\/span> by a domestic or foreign limited partnership<\/span> whenever its registered agent dies, resigns or ceases to satisfy the requirements of § 50-73.4<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection D, a statement of change shall be executed on behalf of a domestic or foreign limited partnership<\/span> by a general partner<\/span> or a liquidating trustee<\/span> or, if there are no general partners<\/span> or liquidating trustees<\/span>, by a limited partner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A domestic or foreign limited partnership<\/span>’s registered agent may sign a statement as required above if (i) the business address of the registered agent changes to another post office address within the Commonwealth or (ii) the name of the registered agent has been legally changed. A domestic or foreign limited partnership<\/span>’s new registered agent may sign and submit for filing a statement as required above if (a) the former registered agent is a business entity<\/span> that has been merged into the new registered agent, (b) the instrument of merger is on record in the office of the clerk of the Commission<\/span>, and (c) the new registered agent is an entity<\/span> that is qualified to serve as a registered agent pursuant to § 50-73.4<\/a>. In either instance, the registered agent or surviving entity<\/span> shall forthwith file a statement as required above, which shall recite that a copy of the statement shall be mailed to the principal office<\/span> address of the domestic or foreign limited partnership<\/span> on or before the business day following the day on which the statement is filed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE OR REGISTERED AGENT (\u00a7 50-73.5)\n\nA. A limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership registered to transact\nbusiness in the Commonwealth may change its registered office or registered\nagent, or both, upon filing with the Commission a statement of change on a form\nprescribed and furnished by the Commission that sets forth:\n\n 1. The name of the domestic or foreign limited partnership;\n\n 2. The address of its current registered office;\n\n 3. If the current registered office is to be changed, the post office address,\n including the street and number, if any, of the new registered office, and the\n name of the city or county in which it is to be located;\n\n 4. The name of its current registered agent;\n\n 5. If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new\n registered agent; and\n\n 6. That after the change or changes are made, the domestic or foreign limited\n partnership will be in compliance with the requirements of § 50-73.4.\n\nB. A statement of change shall forthwith be filed with the Commission by a\ndomestic or foreign limited partnership whenever its registered agent dies,\nresigns or ceases to satisfy the requirements of § 50-73.4.\n\nC. Except as provided in subsection D, a statement of change shall be executed\non behalf of a domestic or foreign limited partnership by a general partner or a\nliquidating trustee or, if there are no general partners or liquidating\ntrustees, by a limited partner.\n\nD. A domestic or foreign limited partnership’s registered agent may sign a\nstatement as required above if (i) the business address of the registered agent\nchanges to another post office address within the Commonwealth or (ii) the name\nof the registered agent has been legally changed. A domestic or foreign limited\npartnership’s new registered agent may sign and submit for filing a\nstatement as required above if (a) the former registered agent is a business\nentity that has been merged into the new registered agent, (b) the instrument of\nmerger is on record in the office of the clerk of the Commission, and (c) the\nnew registered agent is an entity that is qualified to serve as a registered\nagent pursuant to § 50-73.4. In either instance, the registered agent or\nsurviving entity shall forthwith file a statement as required above, which shall\nrecite that a copy of the statement shall be mailed to the principal office\naddress of the domestic or foreign limited partnership on or before the business\nday following the day on which the statement is filed.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 607; 1987, c. 702; 1991, c. 225; 2003, c. 597; 2007, c. 631;\n2010, 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}}