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The typewritten or printed portion shall be in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed documents may be filed. In every case, information in the document shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of archival quality.E\n\nThe document shall be in the English language. A business trust name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. The articles of trust, duly authenticated by the official having custody of the applicable records in the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the business trust is formed, which are required of each foreign business trust, need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation.F\n\nThe document shall be signed in the name of the domestic or foreign business trust:1\n\nBy a trustee or by an officer of the business trust;2\n\nIf the business trust has not been formed, by the person forming the business trust; or3\n\nIf the business trust is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.G\n\nThe person executing the document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite his signature his name and the capacity in which he executes the document. Any signature may be a facsimile.H\n\nIf, pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the Commission has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form.I\n\nThe document shall be delivered to the Commission for filing and shall be accompanied by the required filing fee and any registration fee required by this chapter.J\n\nThe Commission may accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed by this chapter and may prescribe the methods of execution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed information.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":307126,"text":"A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to be filed with the Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":307127,"text":"The document shall be one that this chapter requires or permits to be filed with the Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":307128,"text":"The document shall contain the information required by this chapter. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 621<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2013, chapter 25<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":149123,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85760,"identifier":"13.1-1202","token":"13.1\/14\/1\/13.1-1202","url":"\/13.1-1202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1202\/","token":"13.1\/14\/1\/13.1-1202","dublin_core":{"Title":"Filing requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to be filed with the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The document shall be one that this chapter requires or permits to be filed with the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The document shall contain the information required by this chapter. It may also contain other information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The document shall be typewritten or printed. The typewritten or printed portion shall be in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed documents may be filed. In every case, information in the document shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of archival quality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The document shall be in the English language. A business trust name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. The articles of trust<\/span>, duly authenticated by the official having custody<\/span> of the applicable records in the state or other jurisdiction<\/span> under whose law<\/span> the business trust is formed, which are required of each foreign business trust<\/span>, need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The document shall be signed in the name of the domestic or foreign business trust<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> By a trustee<\/span> or by an officer of the business trust; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If the business trust has not been formed, by the person<\/span> forming the business trust; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> If the business trust is in the hands of a receiver, trustee<\/span>, or other court<\/span>-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The person<\/span> executing the document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite his signature his name and the capacity in which he executes the document. Any signature may be a facsimile. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> If, pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the Commission<\/span> has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

I.<\/span> The document shall be delivered to the Commission<\/span> for filing and shall be accompanied by the required filing fee and any registration fee required by this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

J.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed by this chapter and may prescribe the methods of execution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFILING REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 13.1-1202)\n\nA. A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other\nsection that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to be filed\nwith the Commission.\n\nB. The document shall be one that this chapter requires or permits to be filed\nwith the Commission.\n\nC. The document shall contain the information required by this chapter. It may\nalso contain other information.\n\nD. The document shall be typewritten or printed. The typewritten or printed\nportion shall be in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of\ntypewritten or printed documents may be filed. In every case, information in the\ndocument shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted\nand reproduced in copies of archival quality.\n\nE. The document shall be in the English language. A business trust name need not\nbe in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. The\narticles of trust, duly authenticated by the official having custody of the\napplicable records in the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the\nbusiness trust is formed, which are required of each foreign business trust,\nneed not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English\ntranslation.\n\nF. The document shall be signed in the name of the domestic or foreign business\ntrust:\n\n 1. By a trustee or by an officer of the business trust;\n\n 2. If the business trust has not been formed, by the person forming the\n business trust; or\n\n 3. If the business trust is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other\n court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.\n\nG. The person executing the document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite\nhis signature his name and the capacity in which he executes the document. Any\nsignature may be a facsimile.\n\nH. If, pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the Commission has prescribed\na mandatory form for the document, the document shall be in or on the prescribed\nform.\n\nI. The document shall be delivered to the Commission for filing and shall be\naccompanied by the required filing fee and any registration fee required by this\nchapter.\n\nJ. The Commission may accept the electronic filing of any information required\nor permitted to be filed by this chapter and may prescribe the methods of\nexecution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed\ninformation.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 621; 2013, c. 25.","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}}