§ 13.1-885 — Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors

Virginia § 13.1-885

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 13.1: CORPORATIONS
• Ch. 10: VIRGINIA NONSTOCK CORPORATION ACT
• Art. 10: AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

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A. Where there are no members, or no members having voting rights, an amendment shall be adopted at a meeting of the board of directors upon receiving the vote of at least two-thirds of the directors in office. The board may adopt one or more amendments at any one meeting.

B. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without member action:

1. To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;

2. To delete the name of the initial registered agent or the address of the initial registered office, if a statement of change described in § 13.1-834 is on file with the Commission;

3. To add, delete, or change a geographic attribution for the name; or

4. To make any other change expressly permitted by this Act to be made without member action.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 13.1-236; 1956, c. 428; 1964, c. 580; 1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 925; 2015, c. 623.