West Virginia § 31E-14-1408 Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation

West Virginia Statutes

§ 31E-14-1408 — Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation

West Virginia § 31E-14-1408

Ch. 31EWEST VIRGINIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT

Art. 14FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

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W. Va. Code § 31E-14-1408 (2026).

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(a)A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of change that sets forth:

(1)Its name;

(2)The mailing address of its current registered office;

(3)If the current registered office is to be changed, the mailing address of its new registered office;

(4)The name of its current registered agent;

(5)If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of its new registered agent and the new agent's written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the appointment; and

(6)That after the change or changes are made, the mailing addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical. (

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(a) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of change that sets forth:

(1) Its name;

(2) The mailing address of its current registered office;

(3) If the current registered office is to be changed, the mailing address of its new registered office;

(4) The name of its current registered agent;

(5) If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of its new registered agent and the new agent's written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the appointment; and

(6) That after the change or changes are made, the mailing addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.

(b) If a registered agent changes the mailing address of his or her business office, he or she may change the mailing address of the registered office of any foreign corporation for which he or she is the registered agent by notifying the corporation in writing of the change and signing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of change that complies with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.