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means the share of the profits and losses of a protected series and the right to receive distributions.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Relocated protected series&#8221; means a protected series of a non-surviving company which, after a merger under &#xA7; 13.1-1099.16, continues in uninterrupted existence as a protected series of the surviving company.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Surviving company&#8221; means a merging company that is the survivor of a merger under &#xA7; 13.1-1099.16.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Survivor&#8221; has the same meaning as specified in &#xA7; 13.1-1069.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13582,"edition_id":1,"name":"Protected Series","identifier":"16","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12817,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:18","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:18","permalink":{"id":148583,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13582,"identifier":"16","token":"13.1\/12\/16","url":"\/13.1\/12\/16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12817,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Limited Liability Company Act","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12744,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":148351,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12817,"identifier":"12","token":"13.1\/12","url":"\/13.1\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12744,"edition_id":1,"name":"Corporations","identifier":"13.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":147493,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12744,"identifier":"13.1","token":"13.1","url":"\/13.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":66470,"structure_id":13582,"section_number":"13.1-1088","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/13.1-1088\/","token":"13.1\/12\/16\/13.1-1088","metadata":false},{"id":74889,"structure_id":13582,"section_number":"13.1-1089","catch_line":"Nature of protected series","url":"\/13.1-1089\/","token":"13.1\/12\/16\/13.1-1089","metadata":false},{"id":59342,"structure_id":13582,"section_number":"13.1-1090","catch_line":"Powers and duration of protected series","url":"\/13.1-1090\/","token":"13.1\/12\/16\/13.1-1090","metadata":false},{"id":55148,"structure_id":13582,"section_number":"13.1-1091","catch_line":"Governing law","url":"\/13.1-1091\/","token":"13.1\/12\/16\/13.1-1091","metadata":false},{"id":62538,"structure_id":13582,"section_number":"13.1-1092","catch_line":"Relation of operating agreement, this article, and the other articles of this chapter","url":"\/13.1-1092\/","token":"13.1\/12\/16\/13.1-1092","metadata":false},{"id":84976,"structure_id":13582,"section_number":"13.1-1093","catch_line":"Additional limitations on operating agreement","url":"\/13.1-1093\/","token":"13.1\/12\/16\/13.1-1093","metadata":false},{"id":84390,"structure_id":13582,"section_number":"13.1-1094","catch_line":"Rules for applying other articles of this chapter to specified provisions of this article","url":"\/13.1-1094\/","token":"13.1\/12\/16\/13.1-1094","metadata":false},{"id":62260,"structure_id":13582,"section_number":"13.1-1095","catch_line":"Protected series designation; 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means a <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span> that is <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> to a merger under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Merger authorized; parties restricted\" href=\"\/13.1-1099.16\/\">13.1-1099.16<\/a>.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Non-<span class=\"dictionary\">associated asset<\/span>&#8221; means: <a id=\"paragraph-241233\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1088\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> An asset of a series <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span> that is not an <span class=\"dictionary\">associated asset<\/span> of the series <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span>; or <a id=\"paragraph-241234\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1088\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Any asset of a protected series of the series <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span> that is not an <span class=\"dictionary\">associated asset<\/span> of the protected series.\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Non-<span class=\"dictionary\">surviving company<\/span><\/span>&#8221; means a <span class=\"dictionary\">merging company<\/span> whose separate existence ceases <span class=\"dictionary\">after a merger<\/span> under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Merger authorized; parties restricted\" href=\"\/13.1-1099.16\/\">13.1-1099.16<\/a>.\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Principal office of the protected series<\/span>&#8221; means the office, in or out of the Commonwealth, where the principal executive offices of a protected series of a domestic or <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign series <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span><\/span> are located or, if there are no such offices, the office, in or out of the Commonwealth, so designated by the protected series. The designation of the principal office of a protected series in the most recent statement of change filed pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Change of principal office\" href=\"\/13.1-1018.1\/\">13.1-1018.1<\/a> and subsection G of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Protected series designation; amendment\" href=\"\/13.1-1095\/\">13.1-1095<\/a> shall be conclusive for the purpose of this chapter.\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Protected series assignee<\/span>&#8221; means a <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> to which all or part of a <span class=\"dictionary\">protected series membership interest<\/span> of a protected series of a series <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span> has been transferred, other than the series <span class=\"dictionary\">limited liability company<\/span>. &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Protected series assignee<\/span>&#8221; includes a <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> that owns a <span class=\"dictionary\">protected series membership interest<\/span> as a result of ceasing to be an associated <span class=\"dictionary\">member<\/span> of a protected series.\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Protected series manager<\/span>&#8221; means a <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> under whose authority the powers of a protected series are exercised and under whose direction the activities and affairs of the protected series are managed pursuant to the <span class=\"dictionary\">operating agreement<\/span>, this article, and other provisions of this chapter.\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Protected series membership interest<\/span>&#8221; means the share of the profits and losses of a protected series and the right to receive <span class=\"dictionary\">distributions<\/span>.\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Relocated protected series<\/span>&#8221; means a protected series of a <span class=\"dictionary\">non-<span class=\"dictionary\">surviving company<\/span><\/span> which, <span class=\"dictionary\">after a merger<\/span> under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Merger authorized; parties restricted\" href=\"\/13.1-1099.16\/\">13.1-1099.16<\/a>, continues in uninterrupted existence as a protected series of the <span class=\"dictionary\">surviving company<\/span>.\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Surviving company<\/span>&#8221; means a <span class=\"dictionary\">merging company<\/span> that is the <span class=\"dictionary\">survivor<\/span> of a merger under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Merger authorized; parties restricted\" href=\"\/13.1-1099.16\/\">13.1-1099.16<\/a>.\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Survivor<\/span>&#8221; has the same meaning as specified in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/13.1-1069.1\/\">13.1-1069.1<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-241235\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1088\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 13.1-1088)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t&#8220;After a merger&#8221; or &#8220;after the merger&#8221; means when a\nmerger under \u00a7 13.1-1099.16 becomes effective and afterwards.\n\t\t&#8220;Asset&#8221; means property:\n\n1. In which a series limited liability company or protected series has rights;\nor\n\n2. As to which the series limited liability company or protected series has the\npower to transfer rights.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Associated asset&#8221; means an asset that meets the requirements\nstated in &#xA7; 13.1-1099.2.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Associated member&#8221; means, with respect to a protected series, a\nmember that meets the requirements stated in &#xA7; 13.1-1099.3.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Before a merger&#8221; or &#8220;before the merger&#8221; means before\na merger under &#xA7; 13.1-1099.16 becomes effective.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Continuing protected series&#8221; means a protected series of a\nsurviving company that continues in uninterrupted existence after a merger under\n&#xA7; 13.1-1099.16.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Merging company&#8221; means a limited liability company that is party\nto a merger under &#xA7; 13.1-1099.16.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Non-associated asset&#8221; means:\n\n1. An asset of a series limited liability company that is not an associated\nasset of the series limited liability company; or\n\n2. Any asset of a protected series of the series limited liability company that\nis not an associated asset of the protected series.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Non-surviving company&#8221; means a merging company whose separate\nexistence ceases after a merger under &#xA7; 13.1-1099.16.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Principal office of the protected series&#8221; means the office, in\nor out of the Commonwealth, where the principal executive offices of a protected\nseries of a domestic or foreign series limited liability company are located or,\nif there are no such offices, the office, in or out of the Commonwealth, so\ndesignated by the protected series. The designation of the principal office of a\nprotected series in the most recent statement of change filed pursuant to &#xA7;\n13.1-1018.1 and subsection G of &#xA7; 13.1-1095 shall be conclusive for the\npurpose of this chapter.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Protected series assignee&#8221; means a person to which all or part\nof a protected series membership interest of a protected series of a series\nlimited liability company has been transferred, other than the series limited\nliability company. &#8220;Protected series assignee&#8221; includes a person\nthat owns a protected series membership interest as a result of ceasing to be an\nassociated member of a protected series.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Protected series manager&#8221; means a person under whose authority\nthe powers of a protected series are exercised and under whose direction the\nactivities and affairs of the protected series are managed pursuant to the\noperating agreement, this article, and other provisions of this chapter.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Protected series membership interest&#8221; means the share of the\nprofits and losses of a protected series and the right to receive distributions.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Relocated protected series&#8221; means a protected series of a\nnon-surviving company which, after a merger under &#xA7; 13.1-1099.16, continues\nin uninterrupted existence as a protected series of the surviving company.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Surviving company&#8221; means a merging company that is the survivor\nof a merger under &#xA7; 13.1-1099.16.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Survivor&#8221; has the same meaning as specified in &#xA7;\n13.1-1069.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 636.","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}}