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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79624</law_id><section_number>13.1-1016</section_number><catch_line>Change of registered office or registered agent</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>13.1-1014</reference><reference>13.1-1014.1</reference><reference>13.1-1017</reference><reference>13.1-1050.2</reference><reference>13.1-1055</reference><reference>13.1-1056.1</reference><reference>13.1-1065</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="13.1">Corporations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="12">Virginia Limited Liability Company Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Registered Office and Agent; Principal Office</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span> or a <span class="dictionary">foreign <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span></span> registered to transact business in the Commonwealth may change its registered office or registered agent, or both, upon filing with the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> a statement of change on a form prescribed and furnished by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> that sets forth: <a id="paragraph-285308" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1016/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The name of the <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span> or <span class="dictionary">foreign <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span></span>; <a id="paragraph-285309" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1016/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The address of its current registered office; <a id="paragraph-285310" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1016/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">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; <a id="paragraph-285311" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1016/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The name of its current registered agent; <a id="paragraph-285312" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1016/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent; and <a id="paragraph-285313" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1016/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> That after the change or changes are made, the domestic or <span class="dictionary">foreign <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span></span> will be in compliance with the requirements of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Registered office and registered agent" href="/13.1-1015/">13.1-1015</a>. <a id="paragraph-285314" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1016/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A statement of change shall forthwith be filed with the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> by a domestic or <span class="dictionary">foreign <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span></span> whenever its registered agent dies, resigns or ceases to satisfy the requirements of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Registered office and registered agent" href="/13.1-1015/">13.1-1015</a>. <a id="paragraph-285315" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1016/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A domestic or <span class="dictionary">foreign <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span></span>&#x2019;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 <span class="dictionary">foreign <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span></span>&#x2019;s new registered agent may sign and submit for filing a statement as required above if (a) the former registered agent is a business <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, and (c) the new registered agent is an <span class="dictionary">entity</span> that is qualified to serve as a registered agent pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Registered office and registered agent" href="/13.1-1015/">13.1-1015</a>. In either instance, the registered agent or surviving <span class="dictionary">entity</span> shall forthwith file a statement as required above, which shall recite that a copy of the statement shall be mailed to the <span class="dictionary">principal office</span> address of the domestic or <span class="dictionary">foreign <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span></span> on or before the business day following the day on which the statement is filed. <a id="paragraph-285316" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1016/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1991, c. 168; 2003, c. 597; 2009, c. 450; 2010, c. 434.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
