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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 574 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1996, chapter 265<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 509<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":149099,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77894,"identifier":"13.1-1121","token":"13.1\/13\/13.1-1121","url":"\/13.1-1121\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1121\/","token":"13.1\/13\/13.1-1121","dublin_core":{"Title":"Merger","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1121","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A professional limited liability company operating pursuant to the terms of this chapter may merge with one or more corporations, limited liability companies, or domestic partnerships only if the surviving corporation, limited liability company, or domestic partnership is a professional corporation, a professional limited liability company, or a domestic partnership all of the partners of which are professional corporations, professional limited liability companies, or individuals duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional services as those for which the surviving professional corporation, professional limited liability company or domestic partnership was incorporated or organized.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMERGER (\u00a7 13.1-1121)\n\nA professional limited liability company operating pursuant to the terms of this\nchapter may merge with one or more corporations, limited liability companies, or\ndomestic partnerships only if the surviving corporation, limited liability\ncompany, or domestic partnership is a professional corporation, a professional\nlimited liability company, or a domestic partnership all of the partners of\nwhich are professional corporations, professional limited liability companies,\nor individuals duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same\nprofessional services as those for which the surviving professional corporation,\nprofessional limited liability company or domestic partnership was incorporated\nor organized.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 574; 1996, c. 265; 2008, c. 509.","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}}