§ 13.1-629 — Lack of power to act

Virginia § 13.1-629

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 13.1: Corporations
• Ch. 9: Virginia Stock Corporation Act
• Art. 4: Purposes and Powers

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A. Except as provided in subsection B, the validity of corporate action may not be challenged on the ground that the corporation lacks or lacked power to act.

B. A corporation's power to act may be challenged:

1. In a proceeding by a shareholder against the corporation to enjoin the act;

2. In a proceeding by the corporation, directly, derivatively, or through a receiver, trustee, or other legal representative, against an incumbent or former director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation; or

3. In a proceeding against the corporation before the Commission.

C. In a shareholder's proceeding under subdivision 1 of subsection B to enjoin an unauthorized corporate act, if equitable and if all affected persons are parties to the proceeding, the court may enjoin or set aside the act and may award damages for loss, except anticipated profits, suffered by the corporation or another party because of enjoining the unauthorized act.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 13.1-5; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 2019, c. 734.