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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1956, chapter 428; in 1958, chapter 564; in 1985, chapter 522; in 2019, chapter 734<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85256,"section_number":"13.1-309","catch_line":"Other cooperatives may come under article","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-309\/"},{"id":81223,"section_number":"13.1-604","catch_line":"Filing requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-604\/"},{"id":71566,"section_number":"13.1-614.2","catch_line":"Defective corporate actions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-614.2\/"},{"id":65190,"section_number":"13.1-614.4","catch_line":"Action of ratification","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-614.4\/"},{"id":78022,"section_number":"13.1-741.1","catch_line":"Limitations on other remedies for fundamental transactions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-741.1\/"},{"id":58285,"section_number":"38.2-1000","catch_line":"Incorporation of domestic stock insurers","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1000\/"},{"id":58891,"section_number":"38.2-1016","catch_line":"Amendment of charter and bylaws; change of name; retirement and cancellation of stock; when mutualization effective; assets and liabilities; officers and directors; general restrictions and powers","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1016\/"},{"id":84000,"section_number":"38.2-1104","catch_line":"Formation; licensure after examination; amendment of articles; principal and home office","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1104\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":150309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71609,"identifier":"13.1-705","token":"13.1\/9\/11\/13.1-705","url":"\/13.1-705\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-705\/","token":"13.1\/9\/11\/13.1-705","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to amend articles of incorporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-705","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A corporation<\/span> may amend<\/span> its articles of incorporation<\/span> at any time to add or change a provision that is required or permitted in the articles as of the effective date of the amendment or to delete a provision that is not required to be contained in the articles of incorporation<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A shareholder<\/span> of the corporation<\/span> does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the articles of incorporation<\/span>, including provisions relating to management, control, capital structure, dividend entitlement, purpose, or duration of the corporation<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO AMEND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (\u00a7 13.1-705)\n\nA. A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time to add or\nchange a provision that is required or permitted in the articles as of the\neffective date of the amendment or to delete a provision that is not required to\nbe contained in the articles of incorporation.\n\nB. A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right\nresulting from any provision in the articles of incorporation, including\nprovisions relating to management, control, capital structure, dividend\nentitlement, purpose, or duration of the corporation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13.1-55; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564; 1985, c. 522; 2019,\nc. 734.","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}}