CODE OF VIRGINIA RESIGNATION OF REGISTERED AGENT (ยง 13.1-1222) A. A registered agent may resign the agency appointment by signing and filing with the Commission a statement of resignation accompanied by a certification that the registered agent shall mail a copy thereof by certified mail to the principal office of the domestic or foreign business trust on or before the business day following the day on which the statement is filed. The statement of resignation may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued. B. The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed. HISTORY: 2002, c. 621; 2010, c. 434.