                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS CHAPTER; PROCESS, RETURN, STATUTORY
AGENT (§ 8.01-285)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

1. The term &#8220;process&#8221; shall be deemed to include notice;

2. The term &#8220;return&#8221; shall be deemed to include the term
&#8220;proof of service&#8221;;

3. The term &#8220;statutory agent&#8221; means (i) the Commissioner of the
Department of Motor Vehicles and the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and the
successors of either, when appointed pursuant to law for the purpose of service
of process on the nonresident defined in subdivision 2 of &#xA7; 8.01-307 or
(ii) the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, when appointed pursuant to
law for the purpose of service of process on any individual, corporation,
limited partnership, or other entity under &#xA7; 12.1-19.1, as the context may
require; and

4. The term &#8220;person&#8221; includes an individual, his executor,
administrator, or other personal representative, or a corporation, partnership,
association or any other legal or commercial entity, whether or not a citizen or
domiciliary of the Commonwealth and whether or not organized under the laws of
the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 617; 1991, c. 672; 2005, c. 866; 2024, c. 454.