VA registered agent
A $2.50 registered agent in Virginia. That is the whole pitch.
Every company on the Virginia books has to name a registered agent with a street address inside the state. Below, in the state's own words, is what that agent is supposed to be. Below that, what we are.
Where we come in
Nowhere.
The rule, quoted
The rule
Virginia puts it like this:
... An individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth and (i) either ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Va. Code § 13.1-634(A)(2) (corporations); § 13.1-1015(A)(2) (LLCs); § 13.1-763 (foreign corporations)
The part Virginia enforces
The state has a procedure for companies whose agent is a locked door. This is it, quoted, with nothing from us in between.
The state dissolves you
... agent has filed with the Commission a statement of resignation pursuant to § 13.1-636 fails to file a statement of ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Va. Code § 13.1-752(B); parallel LLC provision at § 13.1-1050.2(B)
The state dissolves you
... of a corporation may be terminated involuntarily by order of the Commission when it finds that the corporation ... (ii) has failed to ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Va. Code § 13.1-753(A)(ii); parallel LLC provision at § 13.1-1050.3(A)(2)
Out-of-state companies: revoked
... has filed with the Commission a statement of resignation pursuant to § 13.1-765 fails to file a statement of change pursuant to ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Va. Code § 13.1-768(C); § 13.1-769(A)(2)
The courthouse door closes
... foreign corporation transacting business in the Commonwealth ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Va. Code § 13.1-758(A)
The fine
... foreign corporation transacts business in the Commonwealth without a certificate of authority, each officer, director, and employee who does any of such business in the Commonwealth knowing that ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Va. Code § 13.1-758(D)
Papers you will not receive
Service, redirected
... fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent in this Commonwealth, or whenever ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Va. Code § 13.1-637(B); parallel provisions at § 13.1-1018(B) (LLC) and § 13.1-766(B) (foreign corp)
Getting the company back afterwards
The fee to come back
... corporate existence reinstated, the corporation shall provide the Commission with the following: ... 2. A reinstatement fee of $100; ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Va. Code § 13.1-754(B)(2)-(3); § 13.1-769.1(B)(2); § 13.1-1050.4(B)(2)
Also skippable: the Virginia annual report
Cost is the consideration. Virginia bills its companies every year to stay listed. Here is the bill, quoted.
The annual bill (LLC)
$50 every year.
an annual registration fee of $50
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1062/
The annual bill (corporation)
$100 every year.
ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE ... STOCK CORPORATION: Authorized shares Fee 1 - ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: SCC 'Annual Corporation Requirements' / Annual Registration Fee Schedule (rev. 02/26), citing Va. Code 13.1-775.1
Quoted text is the state code as captured by incFACTS on 2026-08-01 and checked word for word on 2026-08-10. It changes. We do not.