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Any signature may be a facsimile. When so sealed, the certificate shall be admitted in evidence in all cases, civil and criminal, as prima facie evidence of the facts contained in it.\n\t\t\tFor each certificate, the clerk shall charge and collect fees pursuant to § 12.1-21.1 or subsection C of § 12.1-21.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263345,"text":"The clerk of the Commission shall, when requested, certify any one or more of the following facts:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":263346,"text":"That a named domestic corporation is organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Commonwealth and whether it is in good standing.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":263347,"text":"That a named foreign corporation of a named state or other jurisdiction is authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth and whether it is in good standing in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":263348,"text":"That a particular security has or has not been registered for sale in the Commonwealth pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act (§ 13.1-501 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":263349,"text":"That a statement or other document required or permitted by law to be filed in the office of the clerk of the Commission has not been filed in that office.","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"5":{"id":263350,"text":"The existence or nonexistence of any other fact appearing from the official records of the Commission, unless the disclosure of such fact is forbidden by law, regulation, or legal privilege.\n\t\t\tThe certificate shall be signed by the clerk or by a member of the clerk’s staff and shall be sealed with the seal of the Commission, or a facsimile thereof. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1962, chapter 219; in 1982, chapter 564; in 1985, chapter 522; in 1991, chapter 123; in 2001, chapter 545<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 1<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 669<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 446<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84866,"section_number":"12.1-21.1","catch_line":"Fees to be charged by clerk for certain information and certificates","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-21.1\/"},{"id":75338,"section_number":"12.1-21.2","catch_line":"Miscellaneous charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-21.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84866,"section_number":"12.1-21.1","catch_line":"Fees to be charged by clerk for certain information and certificates","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-21.1\/"},{"id":75338,"section_number":"12.1-21.2","catch_line":"Miscellaneous charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-21.2\/"},{"id":75080,"section_number":"13.1-501","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-501\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147383,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73137,"identifier":"12.1-20","token":"12.1\/4\/12.1-20","url":"\/12.1-20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/12.1-20\/","token":"12.1\/4\/12.1-20","dublin_core":{"Title":"Facts to be certified by clerk upon request; signing and sealing; fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 12.1-20","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The clerk of the Commission shall, when requested, certify any one or more of the following facts<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> That a named domestic corporation is organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth and whether it is in good standing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> That a named foreign corporation of a named state or other jurisdiction<\/span> is authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth and whether it is in good standing in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> That a particular security has or has not been registered for sale in the Commonwealth pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act (§ 13.1-501<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> That a statement or other document required or permitted by law<\/span> to be filed in the office of the clerk of the Commission has not been filed in that office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The existence or nonexistence of any other fact<\/span> appearing from the official records of the Commission, unless the disclosure of such fact<\/span> is forbidden by law<\/span>, regulation, or legal privilege<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe certificate shall be signed by the clerk or by a member of the clerk’s staff and shall be sealed<\/span> with the seal of the Commission, or a facsimile thereof. Any signature may be a facsimile. When so sealed<\/span>, the certificate shall be admitted in evidence<\/span> in all cases, civil and criminal, as prima facie evidence<\/span> of the facts<\/span> contained in it.\n\t\t\tFor each certificate, the clerk shall charge and collect fees pursuant to § 12.1-21.1<\/a> or subsection C of § 12.1-21.2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFACTS TO BE CERTIFIED BY CLERK UPON REQUEST; SIGNING AND SEALING; FEES (\u00a7\n12.1-20)\n\nThe clerk of the Commission shall, when requested, certify any one or more of\nthe following facts:\n\n1. That a named domestic corporation is organized and existing under and by\nvirtue of the laws of the Commonwealth and whether it is in good standing.\n\n2. That a named foreign corporation of a named state or other jurisdiction is\nauthorized to transact business in the Commonwealth and whether it is in good\nstanding in the Commonwealth.\n\n3. That a particular security has or has not been registered for sale in the\nCommonwealth pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act (§ 13.1-501\net seq.).\n\n4. That a statement or other document required or permitted by law to be filed\nin the office of the clerk of the Commission has not been filed in that office.\n\n5. The existence or nonexistence of any other fact appearing from the official\nrecords of the Commission, unless the disclosure of such fact is forbidden by\nlaw, regulation, or legal privilege.\n\t\t\tThe certificate shall be signed by the clerk or by a member of the\nclerk’s staff and shall be sealed with the seal of the Commission, or a\nfacsimile thereof. Any signature may be a facsimile. When so sealed, the\ncertificate shall be admitted in evidence in all cases, civil and criminal, as\nprima facie evidence of the facts contained in it.\n\t\t\tFor each certificate, the clerk shall charge and collect fees pursuant to\n§ 12.1-21.1 or subsection C of § 12.1-21.2.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 12-41.1; 1962, c. 219; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 157; 1982, c.\n564; 1985, c. 522; 1991, c. 123; 2001, c. 545; 2002, c. 1; 2010, c. 669; 2015,\nc. 446.","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}}