{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/13.1-1280.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/13.1-1280.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/13.1-1280.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/13.1-1280.html"}],"law_id":66296,"edition_id":1,"section_id":66296,"structure_id":16293,"section_number":"13.1-1280","catch_line":"Scope of inspection right","history":"2002, c. 621.","full_text":"A\n\nA beneficial owner’s agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the beneficial owner he represents.B\n\nThe right to copy records under § 13.1-1279 includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic or other means.C\n\nThe business trust may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the beneficial owner. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost of production or reproduction of the records.D\n\nThe business trust may comply with a beneficial owner’s demand to inspect the record of beneficial owners under subdivision 3 of subsection B of § 13.1-1279 by providing him with a list of its beneficial owners that was compiled no earlier than the date of the beneficial owner’s demand.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240757,"text":"A beneficial owner’s agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the beneficial owner he represents.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":240758,"text":"The right to copy records under § 13.1-1279 includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic or other means.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":240759,"text":"The business trust may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the beneficial owner. 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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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87283,"section_number":"13.1-1279","catch_line":"Inspection of records by beneficial owners","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1279\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":87283,"section_number":"13.1-1279","catch_line":"Inspection of records by beneficial owners","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1279\/"}],"permalink":{"id":149279,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66296,"identifier":"13.1-1280","token":"13.1\/14\/13\/13.1-1280","url":"\/13.1-1280\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1280\/","token":"13.1\/14\/13\/13.1-1280","dublin_core":{"Title":"Scope of inspection right","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1280","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A beneficial owner<\/span>’s agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the beneficial owner<\/span> he represents. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The right to copy records under § 13.1-1279<\/a> includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic or other means. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The business trust<\/span> may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material<\/span>, for copies of any documents provided to the beneficial owner<\/span>. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost of production or reproduction of the records. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The business trust<\/span> may comply with a beneficial owner<\/span>’s demand to inspect the record of beneficial owners<\/span> under subdivision 3 of subsection B of § 13.1-1279<\/a> by providing him with a list of its beneficial owners<\/span> that was compiled no earlier than the date of the beneficial owner<\/span>’s demand. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCOPE OF INSPECTION RIGHT (\u00a7 13.1-1280)\n\nA. A beneficial owner’s agent or attorney has the same inspection and\ncopying rights as the beneficial owner he represents.\n\nB. The right to copy records under § 13.1-1279 includes, if reasonable, the\nright to receive copies made by photographic or other means.\n\nC. The business trust may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of\nlabor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the beneficial\nowner. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost of production or\nreproduction of the records.\n\nD. The business trust may comply with a beneficial owner’s demand to\ninspect the record of beneficial owners under subdivision 3 of subsection B of\n§ 13.1-1279 by providing him with a list of its beneficial owners that was\ncompiled no earlier than the date of the beneficial owner’s demand.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 621.","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}}