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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1985, chapter 522; in 2005, chapter 765<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 782<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 734<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65903,"section_number":"13.1-624","catch_line":"Bylaws","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-624\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65903,"section_number":"13.1-624","catch_line":"Bylaws","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-624\/"},{"id":55302,"section_number":"13.1-715","catch_line":"Bylaw provisions increasing quorum or voting requirements for the board of directors","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-715\/"}],"permalink":{"id":150349,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57867,"identifier":"13.1-714","token":"13.1\/9\/11\/13.1-714","url":"\/13.1-714\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-714\/","token":"13.1\/9\/11\/13.1-714","dublin_core":{"Title":"Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-714","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A corporation<\/span>’s shareholders<\/span> may amend<\/span> or repeal the corporation<\/span>’s bylaws. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A corporation<\/span>’s board of directors may amend<\/span> or repeal the corporation<\/span>’s bylaws except to the extent that: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The articles of incorporation<\/span> or § 13.1-715<\/a> reserves that power exclusively to the shareholders<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection E of § 13.1-624<\/a>, the shareholders<\/span> in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw expressly provide that the board of directors may not amend<\/span>, repeal, or reinstate that bylaw. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A shareholder<\/span> of the corporation<\/span> does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the bylaws. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAMENDMENT OF BYLAWS BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR SHAREHOLDERS (\u00a7 13.1-714)\n\nA. A corporation’s shareholders may amend or repeal the\ncorporation’s bylaws.\n\nB. A corporation’s board of directors may amend or repeal the\ncorporation’s bylaws except to the extent that:\n\n 1. The articles of incorporation or § 13.1-715 reserves that power\n exclusively to the shareholders; or\n\n 2. Except as provided in subsection E of § 13.1-624, the shareholders in\n amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw expressly provide that the board of\n directors may not amend, repeal, or reinstate that bylaw.\n\nC. A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right\nresulting from any provision in the bylaws.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13-10, 13.1-24; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 2005, c.\n765; 2010, c. 782; 2019, c. 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}}