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Such service shall constitute legal and valid service of process on the nonresident manufacturer. The manufacturer shall provide the name, address, telephone number, and proof of the appointment and availability of such agent to the Attorney General.B\n\nThe manufacturer shall provide notice to the Attorney General 30 calendar days prior to termination of the authority of an agent and shall further provide proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General of the appointment of a new agent no less than five calendar days prior to the termination of an existing agent appointment. In the event an agent terminates an agency appointment, the manufacturer shall notify the Attorney General of the termination within five calendar days and shall include proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General of the appointment of a new agent.C\n\nAny manufacturer whose liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products are sold in the Commonwealth who has not appointed and engaged the services of an agent as required by this section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of the Commonwealth as its agent for service of process. The appointment of the Secretary of the Commonwealth as agent shall not satisfy the condition precedent required in subsection A to be included in the directory.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202106,"text":"Any nonresident manufacturer of liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products that has not registered to do business in the Commonwealth as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to being included in the directory established by the Attorney General pursuant to § 59.1-293.12, appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of an agent in the Commonwealth to act as agent for the service of process in any action or proceeding against such nonresident manufacturer concerning or arising out of the enforcement of this chapter, and such nonresident manufacturer may be served in any manner authorized by law. Such service shall constitute legal and valid service of process on the nonresident manufacturer. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 793<\/a> and 828<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61382,"section_number":"59.1-293.12","catch_line":"Restrictions on the sale of retail tobacco products to minors; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-293.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":260569,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55119,"identifier":"59.1-293.18","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.18","url":"\/59.1-293.18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-293.18\/","token":"59.1\/23.2\/59.1-293.18","dublin_core":{"Title":"Agent for service of process","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-293.18","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any nonresident manufacturer of liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor products<\/span> that has not registered to do business in the Commonwealth as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent<\/span> to being included in the directory established by the Attorney General<\/span> pursuant to § 59.1-293.12<\/a>, appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of an agent in the Commonwealth to act as agent for the service of process<\/span> in any action or proceeding against such nonresident manufacturer concerning or arising out of the enforcement of this chapter, and such nonresident manufacturer may be served in any manner authorized by law<\/span>. Such service shall constitute legal and valid service of process<\/span> on the nonresident manufacturer. The manufacturer shall provide the name, address, telephone number, and proof of the appointment and availability of such agent to the Attorney General<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The manufacturer shall provide notice to the Attorney General<\/span> 30 calendar days prior to termination of the authority of an agent and shall further provide proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General<\/span> of the appointment of a new agent no less than five calendar days prior to the termination of an existing agent appointment. In the event an agent terminates an agency appointment, the manufacturer shall notify the Attorney General<\/span> of the termination within five calendar days and shall include proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General<\/span> of the appointment of a new agent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any manufacturer whose liquid nicotine<\/span> or nicotine vapor products<\/span> are sold in the Commonwealth who has not appointed and engaged the services of an agent as required by this section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of the Commonwealth as its agent for service of process<\/span>. The appointment of the Secretary of the Commonwealth as agent shall not satisfy the condition precedent<\/span> required in subsection A to be included in the directory. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS (\u00a7 59.1-293.18)\n\nA. Any nonresident manufacturer of liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products\nthat has not registered to do business in the Commonwealth as a foreign\ncorporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to being included\nin the directory established by the Attorney General pursuant to §\n59.1-293.12, appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of\nan agent in the Commonwealth to act as agent for the service of process in any\naction or proceeding against such nonresident manufacturer concerning or arising\nout of the enforcement of this chapter, and such nonresident manufacturer may be\nserved in any manner authorized by law. Such service shall constitute legal and\nvalid service of process on the nonresident manufacturer. The manufacturer shall\nprovide the name, address, telephone number, and proof of the appointment and\navailability of such agent to the Attorney General.\n\nB. The manufacturer shall provide notice to the Attorney General 30 calendar\ndays prior to termination of the authority of an agent and shall further provide\nproof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General of the appointment of a new\nagent no less than five calendar days prior to the termination of an existing\nagent appointment. In the event an agent terminates an agency appointment, the\nmanufacturer shall notify the Attorney General of the termination within five\ncalendar days and shall include proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney\nGeneral of the appointment of a new agent.\n\nC. Any manufacturer whose liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products are sold in\nthe Commonwealth who has not appointed and engaged the services of an agent as\nrequired by this section shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of the\nCommonwealth as its agent for service of process. The appointment of the\nSecretary of the Commonwealth as agent shall not satisfy the condition precedent\nrequired in subsection A to be included in the directory.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 793, 828.","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}}