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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 1958, chapter 565; in 1981, chapter 320; in 1985, chapter 522.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":150223,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83010,"identifier":"13.1-613","token":"13.1\/9\/1\/13.1-613","url":"\/13.1-613\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-613\/","token":"13.1\/9\/1\/13.1-613","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a corporation unless authorized","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-613","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> to transact business in this Commonwealth as a corporation or to offer or advertise to transact business in this Commonwealth as a corporation unless the alleged corporation is either a <span class=\"dictionary\">domestic corporation<\/span> or a <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign corporation<\/span> authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth. 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