CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT (§ 13.1-1220)

A. Each domestic business trust and each foreign business trust registered
pursuant to Article 9 (§ 13.1-1241 et seq.) of this chapter shall continuously
maintain in this Commonwealth:

   1.  A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business;
   and

   2.  A registered agent, who shall be either:
               
            

      a.  An individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth and is either (i) a
      trustee or officer of the business trust, (ii) an officer or director of a
      corporation that is a trustee of the business trust, (iii) a general partner
      of a general or limited partnership that is a trustee of the business trust,
      (iv) a member or manager of a limited liability company that is a trustee of
      the business trust, (v) a trustee of a business trust or other trust that is
      a trustee of the business trust, or (vi) a member of the Virginia State Bar,
      and whose business office is identical with the registered office; or

      b.  A domestic or foreign stock or nonstock corporation, limited liability
      company, registered limited liability partnership or business trust
      authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth, the business office of
      which is identical with the registered office; provided such a registered
      agent (i) shall not be its own registered agent and (ii) shall designate by
      instrument in writing, acknowledged before a notary public, one or more
      natural persons at the office of the registered agent upon whom any process,
      notice or demand may be served and shall continuously maintain at least one
      such person at that office. Whenever any such person accepts service, a
      photographic copy of such instrument shall be attached to the return.

B. The sole duty of the registered agent is to forward to the domestic business
trust or the foreign business trust at its last known address any process,
notice or demand that is served on the registered agent.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 621.