Virginia § 13.1-924 Corporate name of foreign corporation

Virginia Statutes

§ 13.1-924 — Corporate name of foreign corporation

Virginia § 13.1-924

Title 13.1CORPORATIONS

Ch. 10VIRGINIA NONSTOCK CORPORATION ACT

Art. 14FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-924 (2026).

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A.No certificate of authority shall be issued to a foreign corporation unless the corporate name of such foreign corporation satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829.

B.If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of § 13.1-829, to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth, if its real name is unavailable, the foreign corporation may use a designated name that is available, and that satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829, if it informs the Commission of the designated name.

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A. No certificate of authority shall be issued to a foreign corporation unless the corporate name of such foreign corporation satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829.

B. If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of § 13.1-829, to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth, if its real name is unavailable, the foreign corporation may use a designated name that is available, and that satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829, if it informs the Commission of the designated name.

Legislative History

Code 1950, §§ 13.1-267, 13.1-268, 13.1-277; 1956, c. 428; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522; 1986, cc. 232, 571; 2003, c. 592; 2005, c. 379; 2007, c. 925; 2012, c. 63.