{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/13.1-1281.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/13.1-1281.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/13.1-1281.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/13.1-1281.html"}],"law_id":86667,"edition_id":1,"section_id":86667,"structure_id":16293,"section_number":"13.1-1281","catch_line":"Court-ordered inspection","history":"2002, c. 621.","full_text":"A\n\nIf a business trust does not allow a beneficial owner who complies with subsection A of § 13.1-1279 to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the circuit court in the city or county where the business trust’s principal office is located, or, if none in this Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the business trust’s expense upon application of the beneficial owner.B\n\nIf a business trust does not within a reasonable time allow a beneficial owner to inspect and copy any other record, the beneficial owner who complies with subsections B and C of § 13.1-1269 may apply to the circuit court in the city or county where the business trust’s principal office is located, or, if none in this Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.C\n\nIf the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may also order the business trust to pay the beneficial owner’s costs, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred to obtain the order if the beneficial owner proves that the business trust refused inspection without a reasonable basis of doubt about the right of the beneficial owner to inspect the records demanded.D\n\nIf the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding beneficial owner.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310371,"text":"If a business trust does not allow a beneficial owner who complies with subsection A of § 13.1-1279 to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the circuit court in the city or county where the business trust’s principal office is located, or, if none in this Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the business trust’s expense upon application of the beneficial owner.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":310372,"text":"If a business trust does not within a reasonable time allow a beneficial owner to inspect and copy any other record, the beneficial owner who complies with subsections B and C of § 13.1-1269 may apply to the circuit court in the city or county where the business trust’s principal office is located, or, if none in this Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. 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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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69025,"section_number":"13.1-1269","catch_line":"Surrender of articles of trust upon domestication","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1269\/"},{"id":87283,"section_number":"13.1-1279","catch_line":"Inspection of records by beneficial owners","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1279\/"}],"permalink":{"id":149283,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86667,"identifier":"13.1-1281","token":"13.1\/14\/13\/13.1-1281","url":"\/13.1-1281\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1281\/","token":"13.1\/14\/13\/13.1-1281","dublin_core":{"Title":"Court-ordered inspection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1281","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a business trust<\/span> does not allow a beneficial owner<\/span> who complies with subsection A of § 13.1-1279<\/a> to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in the city or county where the business trust<\/span>’s principal office is located, or, if none in this Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, may summarily order<\/span> inspection and copying of the records demanded at the business trust<\/span>’s expense upon application of the beneficial owner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a business trust<\/span> does not within a reasonable time allow a beneficial owner<\/span> to inspect and copy any other record, the beneficial owner<\/span> who complies with subsections B and C of § 13.1-1269<\/a> may apply to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in the city or county where the business trust<\/span>’s principal office is located, or, if none in this Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, for an order<\/span> to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court<\/span> shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the court orders<\/span> inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may also order<\/span> the business trust<\/span> to pay the beneficial owner<\/span>’s costs, including reasonable counsel<\/span> fees, incurred to obtain the order<\/span> if the beneficial owner<\/span> proves that the business trust<\/span> refused inspection without a reasonable basis of doubt about the right of the beneficial owner<\/span> to inspect the records demanded. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If the court orders<\/span> inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding beneficial owner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURT-ORDERED INSPECTION (\u00a7 13.1-1281)\n\nA. If a business trust does not allow a beneficial owner who complies with\nsubsection A of § 13.1-1279 to inspect and copy any records required by\nthat subsection to be available for inspection, the circuit court in the city or\ncounty where the business trust’s principal office is located, or, if none\nin this Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, may summarily\norder inspection and copying of the records demanded at the business\ntrust’s expense upon application of the beneficial owner.\n\nB. If a business trust does not within a reasonable time allow a beneficial\nowner to inspect and copy any other record, the beneficial owner who complies\nwith subsections B and C of § 13.1-1269 may apply to the circuit court in\nthe city or county where the business trust’s principal office is located,\nor, if none in this Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, for an\norder to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall\ndispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.\n\nC. If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may\nalso order the business trust to pay the beneficial owner’s costs,\nincluding reasonable counsel fees, incurred to obtain the order if the\nbeneficial owner proves that the business trust refused inspection without a\nreasonable basis of doubt about the right of the beneficial owner to inspect the\nrecords demanded.\n\nD. If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may\nimpose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the\ndemanding beneficial owner.\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}}