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I, c. 487.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Commission shall not file or issue with respect to any domestic or foreign business trust any document or certificate specified in this chapter, except a statement of change pursuant to § 13.1-1221 and a statement of resignation pursuant to § 13.1-1222, until all fees, fines, penalties, and interest assessed, imposed, charged, or to be collected by the Commission pursuant to this chapter or Title 12.1 have been paid by or on behalf of such business trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission may file or issue any document or certificate with respect to a domestic or foreign business trust that has been assessed an annual registration fee if the document or certificate is filed or issued with an effective date that is on or before the due date of the business trust’s annual registration fee payment in any year, provided that the Commission shall not issue a certificate of domestication with respect to a foreign business trust or a certificate of entity conversion with respect to a domestic business trust that will become a domestic stock corporation or limited liability company until the annual registration fee has been paid by or on behalf of that business trust.B\n\nThe Commission shall have the authority to certify to the Comptroller directing refund of any overpayment of a fee, or of any fee collected for a document that is not accepted for filing, at any time within one year from the date of its payment.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":229595,"text":"The Commission shall not file or issue with respect to any domestic or foreign business trust any document or certificate specified in this chapter, except a statement of change pursuant to § 13.1-1221 and a statement of resignation pursuant to § 13.1-1222, until all fees, fines, penalties, and interest assessed, imposed, charged, or to be collected by the Commission pursuant to this chapter or Title 12.1 have been paid by or on behalf of such business trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission may file or issue any document or certificate with respect to a domestic or foreign business trust that has been assessed an annual registration fee if the document or certificate is filed or issued with an effective date that is on or before the due date of the business trust’s annual registration fee payment in any year, provided that the Commission shall not issue a certificate of domestication with respect to a foreign business trust or a certificate of entity conversion with respect to a domestic business trust that will become a domestic stock corporation or limited liability company until the annual registration fee has been paid by or on behalf of that business trust.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":229596,"text":"The Commission shall have the authority to certify to the Comptroller directing refund of any overpayment of a fee, or of any fee collected for a document that is not accepted for filing, at any time within one year from the date of its payment.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13743,"edition_id":1,"name":"Annual Registration Fees","identifier":"10","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12745,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:45","permalink":{"id":149151,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13743,"identifier":"10","token":"13.1\/14\/10","url":"\/13.1\/14\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12745,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Business Trust Act","identifier":"14","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12744,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":149111,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12745,"identifier":"14","token":"13.1\/14","url":"\/13.1\/14\/","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":83695,"structure_id":13743,"section_number":"13.1-1251","catch_line":"Annual registration fees to be assessed and collected by Commission; application of payment","url":"\/13.1-1251\/","token":"13.1\/14\/10\/13.1-1251","metadata":false},{"id":59438,"structure_id":13743,"section_number":"13.1-1252","catch_line":"Assessment of annual registration fees; annual registration fee to be paid by domestic and foreign business trusts","url":"\/13.1-1252\/","token":"13.1\/14\/10\/13.1-1252","metadata":false},{"id":54745,"structure_id":13743,"section_number":"13.1-1253","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/13.1-1253\/","token":"13.1\/14\/10\/13.1-1253","metadata":false},{"id":75240,"structure_id":13743,"section_number":"13.1-1254","catch_line":"Penalty for failure to timely pay annual registration fees or file statement of change","url":"\/13.1-1254\/","token":"13.1\/14\/10\/13.1-1254","metadata":false},{"id":62944,"structure_id":13743,"section_number":"13.1-1255","catch_line":"Payment of fees, fines, penalties, and interest prerequisite to Commission action; refunds","url":"\/13.1-1255\/","token":"13.1\/14\/10\/13.1-1255","metadata":false},{"id":55960,"structure_id":13743,"section_number":"13.1-1256","catch_line":"Collection by suit and of unpaid bills","url":"\/13.1-1256\/","token":"13.1\/14\/10\/13.1-1256","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":75240,"structure_id":13743,"section_number":"13.1-1254","catch_line":"Penalty for failure to timely pay annual registration fees or file statement of change","url":"\/13.1-1254\/","token":"13.1\/14\/10\/13.1-1254","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":55960,"structure_id":13743,"section_number":"13.1-1256","catch_line":"Collection by suit and of unpaid bills","url":"\/13.1-1256\/","token":"13.1\/14\/10\/13.1-1256","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/13.1-1255\/","history_text":"

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 3 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 2004, chapter 316<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 659<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 810<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65059,"section_number":"13.1-1221","catch_line":"Change of registered office or registered agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1221\/"},{"id":84513,"section_number":"13.1-1222","catch_line":"Resignation of registered agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1222\/"}],"permalink":{"id":149169,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62944,"identifier":"13.1-1255","token":"13.1\/14\/10\/13.1-1255","url":"\/13.1-1255\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1255\/","token":"13.1\/14\/10\/13.1-1255","dublin_core":{"Title":"Payment of fees, fines, penalties, and interest prerequisite to Commission action; refunds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1255","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall not file or issue<\/span> with respect to any domestic or foreign business trust<\/span> any document or certificate specified in this chapter, except a statement of change pursuant to § 13.1-1221<\/a> and a statement of resignation pursuant to § 13.1-1222<\/a>, until all fees, fines, penalties, and interest assessed, imposed, charged, or to be collected by the Commission<\/span> pursuant to this chapter or Title 12.1 have been paid by or on behalf of such business trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission<\/span> may file or issue<\/span> any document or certificate with respect to a domestic or foreign business trust<\/span> that has been assessed an annual registration fee if the document or certificate is filed or issued with an effective date that is on or before the due date of the business trust’s annual registration fee payment in any year, provided that the Commission<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> a certificate of domestication with respect to a foreign business trust<\/span> or a certificate of entity conversion<\/span> with respect to a domestic business trust<\/span> that will become a domestic stock corporation<\/span> or limited liability company until the annual registration fee has been paid by or on behalf of that business trust. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall have the authority to certify to the Comptroller directing refund of any overpayment of a fee, or of any fee collected for a document that is not accepted for filing, at any time within one year from the date of its payment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPAYMENT OF FEES, FINES, PENALTIES, AND INTEREST PREREQUISITE TO COMMISSION\nACTION; REFUNDS (\u00a7 13.1-1255)\n\nA. The Commission shall not file or issue with respect to any domestic or\nforeign business trust any document or certificate specified in this chapter,\nexcept a statement of change pursuant to § 13.1-1221 and a statement of\nresignation pursuant to § 13.1-1222, until all fees, fines, penalties, and\ninterest assessed, imposed, charged, or to be collected by the Commission\npursuant to this chapter or Title 12.1 have been paid by or on behalf of such\nbusiness trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission may file or issue\nany document or certificate with respect to a domestic or foreign business trust\nthat has been assessed an annual registration fee if the document or certificate\nis filed or issued with an effective date that is on or before the due date of\nthe business trust’s annual registration fee payment in any year, provided\nthat the Commission shall not issue a certificate of domestication with respect\nto a foreign business trust or a certificate of entity conversion with respect\nto a domestic business trust that will become a domestic stock corporation or\nlimited liability company until the annual registration fee has been paid by or\non behalf of that business trust.\n\nB. The Commission shall have the authority to certify to the Comptroller\ndirecting refund of any overpayment of a fee, or of any fee collected for a\ndocument that is not accepted for filing, at any time within one year from the\ndate of its payment.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 621; 2004, c. 316; 2006, c. 659; 2007, c. 810; 2021, Sp. Sess.\nI, c. 487.","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}}