                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE OR REGISTERED AGENT (§ 13.1-635)

A. A corporation may change its registered office or registered agent, by filing
with the Commission a statement of change on a form prescribed and furnished by
the Commission that sets forth:

   1. The name of the corporation;

   2. The address of its current registered office;

   3. 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;

   4. The name of its current registered agent;

   5. If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new
   registered agent; and

   6. That after the change or changes are made, the corporation will be in
   compliance with the requirements of &#xA7; 13.1-634.

B. A statement of change shall forthwith be filed with the Commission by a
corporation whenever its registered agent dies, resigns or ceases to satisfy the
requirements of &#xA7; 13.1-634.

C. A corporation&#8217;s registered agent may sign a statement of change 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 corporation&#8217;s new registered
agent may sign and submit for filing a statement of change 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 &#xA7;
13.1-634. In either instance, the registered agent or surviving entity shall
forthwith file a statement of change as required above, which shall recite that
a copy of the statement of change shall be mailed to the principal office
address of the corporation on or before the business day following the day on
which the statement of change is filed.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 13.1-10; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564; 1975, c. 500; 1976,
c. 4; 1985, c. 522; 1986, c. 622; 1987, c. 183; 1988, c. 405; 2003, c. 597;
2010, cc. 434, 782; 2019, c. 734.