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Except as may be otherwise prescribed by law, the Commission shall be charged with the duty of administering the laws made for the regulation and control of corporations doing business in this Commonwealth. Subject to such criteria and other requirements as may be prescribed by law, the Commission shall have the power and be charged with the duty of regulating the rates, charges, services, and facilities of all public service companies as defined in § 56-1. The Commission shall in proceedings before it insure that the interests of the consumers of the Commonwealth are represented, unless the General Assembly otherwise provides for representation of such interests. The Commission may appoint such clerical force as may be deemed necessary to the efficiency of its office, but the aggregate amount paid such clerks shall not exceed the sum provided by law; and it may expend for the contingent expenses of its office such sums as may be provided by law. The Commission shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by law.B\n\n1. Upon request, the Commission may require any business (i) to disclose whether it is an out-of-state business as defined in subsection A of \u00a7 44-146.28:2 and (ii) if the business states that it is such, to provide a statement that includes the business’s name, state of domicile, principal business address, federal tax identification number, date of entry into the Commonwealth, local contact information, and contact information for any affiliate of such business that has obtained from the Commission a certificate of authority or registration to transact business in the Commonwealth.2\n\nUpon request, the Commission may require any business entity that has obtained from the Commission a certificate of authority or registration to transact business in the Commonwealth to provide the information required in clause (ii) of subdivision 1 for any affiliate that is an out-of-state business as defined in subsection A of § 44-146.28:2.3\n\nThe Commission shall maintain a record of such disclosures, statements, and information and shall make the record available to the public.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":276450,"text":"Subject to such requirements as may be prescribed by law, the Commission shall be the department of government through which shall be issued all charters, and amendments or extensions thereof, of domestic corporations and all licenses of foreign corporations to do business in this Commonwealth. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 386; in 1970, chapter 260; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 595<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62247,"section_number":"56-46.2","catch_line":"Construction of electrical transmission lines","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-46.2\/"},{"id":68174,"section_number":"65.2-800","catch_line":"Duty to insure payment of compensation; effect of insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-800\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86962,"section_number":"44-146.28:2","catch_line":"Disaster relief assistance by out-of-state businesses and employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-146.28_2\/"},{"id":64250,"section_number":"56-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147341,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77048,"identifier":"12.1-12","token":"12.1\/3\/12.1-12","url":"\/12.1-12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/12.1-12\/","token":"12.1\/3\/12.1-12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties generally","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 12.1-12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Subject to such requirements as may be prescribed by law<\/span>, the Commission shall be the department of government through which shall be issued all charters, and amendments or extensions thereof, of domestic corporations and all licenses of foreign corporations to do business in this Commonwealth. Except as may be otherwise prescribed by law<\/span>, the Commission shall be charged with the duty of administering the laws<\/span> made for the regulation and control of corporations doing business in this Commonwealth. Subject to such criteria and other requirements as may be prescribed by law<\/span>, the Commission shall have the power and be charged with the duty of regulating the rates, charges, services, and facilities of all public service companies as defined in § 56-1<\/a>. The Commission shall in proceedings before it insure that the interests of the consumers of the Commonwealth are represented, unless the General Assembly otherwise provides for representation of such interests. The Commission may appoint such clerical force as may be deemed necessary to the efficiency of its office, but the aggregate amount paid such clerks shall not exceed the sum provided by law<\/span>; and it may expend for the contingent expenses of its office such sums as may be provided by law<\/span>. The Commission shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> 1. Upon request, the Commission may require any business (i) to disclose whether it is an out-of-state business as defined in subsection A of \u00a7 44-146.28:2<\/a> and (ii) if the business states that it is such, to provide a statement that includes the business’s name, state of domicile, principal business address, federal tax identification number, date of entry into the Commonwealth, local contact information, and contact information for any affiliate of such business that has obtained from the Commission a certificate of authority or registration to transact business in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Upon request, the Commission may require any business entity that has obtained from the Commission a certificate of authority or registration to transact business in the Commonwealth to provide the information required in clause (ii) of subdivision 1 for any affiliate that is an out-of-state business as defined in subsection A of § 44-146.28:2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The Commission shall maintain a record of such disclosures, statements, and information and shall make the record available to the public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY (\u00a7 12.1-12)\n\nA. Subject to such requirements as may be prescribed by law, the Commission\nshall be the department of government through which shall be issued all\ncharters, and amendments or extensions thereof, of domestic corporations and all\nlicenses of foreign corporations to do business in this Commonwealth. Except as\nmay be otherwise prescribed by law, the Commission shall be charged with the\nduty of administering the laws made for the regulation and control of\ncorporations doing business in this Commonwealth. Subject to such criteria and\nother requirements as may be prescribed by law, the Commission shall have the\npower and be charged with the duty of regulating the rates, charges, services,\nand facilities of all public service companies as defined in § 56-1. The\nCommission shall in proceedings before it insure that the interests of the\nconsumers of the Commonwealth are represented, unless the General Assembly\notherwise provides for representation of such interests. The Commission may\nappoint such clerical force as may be deemed necessary to the efficiency of its\noffice, but the aggregate amount paid such clerks shall not exceed the sum\nprovided by law; and it may expend for the contingent expenses of its office\nsuch sums as may be provided by law. The Commission shall have such other powers\nand duties as may be prescribed by law.\n\nB. 1. Upon request, the Commission may require any business (i) to disclose\nwhether it is an out-of-state business as defined in subsection A of \u00a7\n44-146.28:2 and (ii) if the business states that it is such, to provide a\nstatement that includes the business’s name, state of domicile, principal\nbusiness address, federal tax identification number, date of entry into the\nCommonwealth, local contact information, and contact information for any\naffiliate of such business that has obtained from the Commission a certificate\nof authority or registration to transact business in the Commonwealth.\n\n 2. Upon request, the Commission may require any business entity that has\n obtained from the Commission a certificate of authority or registration to\n transact business in the Commonwealth to provide the information required in\n clause (ii) of subdivision 1 for any affiliate that is an out-of-state\n business as defined in subsection A of § 44-146.28:2.\n\n 3. The Commission shall maintain a record of such disclosures, statements, and\n information and shall make the record available to the public.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 12-14, 14-11, 14-25; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-13; 1970, c.\n260; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 157; 1998, c. 872; 2015, c. 595.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}