§ 13.1-714 Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders
A. A corporation’s shareholders may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws.
B. A corporation’s board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws except to the extent that:
1. The articles of incorporation or § 13.1-715 reserves that power exclusively to the shareholders; or
2. Except as provided in subsection E of § 13.1-624, the shareholders in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw expressly provide that the board of directors may not amend, repeal, or reinstate that bylaw.
C. A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the bylaws.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 428; in 1985, chapter 522; in 2005, chapter 765; in 2010, chapter 782; in 2019, chapter 734.
Code 1950, §§ 13-10, 13.1-24; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 2005, c. 765; 2010, c. 782; 2019, c. 734.