(a) The registered agent of a foreign corporation may resign his or her agency appointment by signing and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of resignation. The statement of resignation may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.
(b) After filing the statement, the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of the filed statement of resignation and receipt to the corporation at its principal office.
(c) The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if provided in the statement of registration, on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 31D. West Virginia Business Corporation Act
Article 15. Foreign Corporations
§31D-15-1501. Authority to Transact Business and Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporations
§31D-15-1502. Consequences of Transacting Business Without Authority
§31D-15-1503. Application for Certificate of Authority
§31D-15-1504. Amended Certificate of Authority
§31D-15-1505. Effect of Certificate of Authority
§31D-15-1506. Corporate Name of Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1507. Registered Office and Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1508. Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1509. Resignation of Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1510. Service on Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1520. Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1521. Revocation of Withdrawal
§31D-15-1530. Grounds for Revocation
§31D-15-1531. Procedure for and Effect of Revocation
§31D-15-1532. Reinstatement Following Administrative Revocation