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or (ii) a statement that the proposed dissolution was submitted to the shareholders by the board of directors and was approved by the shareholders in the manner required by this article and the articles of incorporation.B\n\nIf the Commission finds that the articles of dissolution comply with the requirements of law and that the corporation has paid all fees and taxes, and delinquencies thereof, imposed by laws administered by the Commission, it shall issue a certificate of dissolution.C\n\nA corporation is dissolved upon the effective date of the certificate of dissolution.D\n\nFor purposes of &#xA7;&#xA7; 13.1-742 through 13.1-746.2, &#8220;dissolved corporation&#8221; means a corporation whose articles of dissolution have become effective and includes a successor entity to which the remaining assets of the corporation are transferred subject to its liabilities for purposes of liquidation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267205,"text":"At any time after dissolution is authorized, the corporation may dissolve by delivering to the Commission for filing articles of dissolution setting forth:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":267206,"text":"The name of the corporation;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":267207,"text":"The date that dissolution was authorized;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":267208,"text":"Either (i) a statement that dissolution was authorized by unanimous consent of the shareholders, or (ii) a statement that the proposed dissolution was submitted to the shareholders by the board of directors and was approved by the shareholders in the manner required by this article and the articles of incorporation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":267209,"text":"If the Commission finds that the articles of dissolution comply with the requirements of law and that the corporation has paid all fees and taxes, and delinquencies thereof, imposed by laws administered by the Commission, it shall issue a certificate of dissolution.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"C"},"5":{"id":267210,"text":"A corporation is dissolved upon the effective date of the certificate of dissolution.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"6":{"id":267211,"text":"For purposes of &#xA7;&#xA7; 13.1-742 through 13.1-746.2, &#8220;dissolved corporation&#8221; means a corporation whose articles of 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has ceased to exist","url":"\/13.1-754\/","token":"13.1\/9\/16\/13.1-754","metadata":false},{"id":69331,"structure_id":15213,"section_number":"13.1-755","catch_line":"Survival of remedy after termination of corporate existence","url":"\/13.1-755\/","token":"13.1\/9\/16\/13.1-755","metadata":false},{"id":71024,"structure_id":15213,"section_number":"13.1-756","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/13.1-756\/","token":"13.1\/9\/16\/13.1-756","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":78573,"structure_id":15213,"section_number":"13.1-742","catch_line":"Dissolution by directors and shareholders","url":"\/13.1-742\/","token":"13.1\/9\/16\/13.1-742","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":84480,"structure_id":15213,"section_number":"13.1-744","catch_line":"Revocation of dissolution","url":"\/13.1-744\/","token":"13.1\/9\/16\/13.1-744","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/13.1-743\/","history_text":"<p>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 1975, chapter 500; in 1985, chapters 522 and 528; in 2005, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0765\">765<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0734\">734<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78573,"section_number":"13.1-742","catch_line":"Dissolution by directors and shareholders","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-742\/"},{"id":65922,"section_number":"13.1-746.2","catch_line":"Court proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-746.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":150613,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74323,"identifier":"13.1-743","token":"13.1\/9\/16\/13.1-743","url":"\/13.1-743\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-743\/","token":"13.1\/9\/16\/13.1-743","dublin_core":{"Title":"Articles of dissolution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-743","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> At any time after dissolution is authorized, the <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span> may dissolve by delivering to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> for filing articles of dissolution setting forth: <a id=\"paragraph-267205\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-743\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The name of the <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-267206\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-743\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The date that dissolution was authorized; <a id=\"paragraph-267207\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-743\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Either (i) a statement that dissolution was authorized by unanimous consent of the <span class=\"dictionary\">shareholders<\/span>, or (ii) a statement that the proposed dissolution was submitted to the <span class=\"dictionary\">shareholders<\/span> by the board of directors and was approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">shareholders<\/span> in the manner required by this article and the <span class=\"dictionary\">articles of incorporation<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-267208\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-743\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> If the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> finds that the articles of dissolution comply with the requirements of <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> and that the <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span> has paid all fees and taxes, and delinquencies thereof, imposed by <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> administered by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, it shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a certificate of dissolution. <a id=\"paragraph-267209\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-743\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span> is dissolved upon the effective date of the certificate of dissolution. <a id=\"paragraph-267210\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-743\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> For purposes of &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Dissolution by directors and shareholders\" href=\"\/13.1-742\/\">13.1-742<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Court proceedings\" href=\"\/13.1-746.2\/\">13.1-746.2<\/a>, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">dissolved corporation<\/span>&#8221; means a corporation whose articles of dissolution have become effective and includes a successor <span class=\"dictionary\">entity<\/span> to which the remaining <span class=\"dictionary\">assets<\/span> of the corporation are transferred subject to its liabilities for purposes of <span class=\"dictionary\">liquidation<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-267211\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-743\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION (\u00a7 13.1-743)\n\nA. At any time after dissolution is authorized, the corporation may dissolve by\ndelivering to the Commission for filing articles of dissolution setting forth:\n\n   1. The name of the corporation;\n\n   2. The date that dissolution was authorized;\n\n   3. Either (i) a statement that dissolution was authorized by unanimous consent\n   of the shareholders, or (ii) a statement that the proposed dissolution was\n   submitted to the shareholders by the board of directors and was approved by\n   the shareholders in the manner required by this article and the articles of\n   incorporation.\n\nB. If the Commission finds that the articles of dissolution comply with the\nrequirements of law and that the corporation has paid all fees and taxes, and\ndelinquencies thereof, imposed by laws administered by the Commission, it shall\nissue a certificate of dissolution.\n\nC. A corporation is dissolved upon the effective date of the certificate of\ndissolution.\n\nD. For purposes of &#xA7;&#xA7; 13.1-742 through 13.1-746.2, &#8220;dissolved\ncorporation&#8221; means a corporation whose articles of dissolution have become\neffective and includes a successor entity to which the remaining assets of the\ncorporation are transferred subject to its liabilities for purposes of\nliquidation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13.1-80 to 13.1-82, 13.1-87, 13.1-88, 13.1-90; 1956, c.\n428; 1975, c. 500; 1985, cc. 522, 528; 2005, c. 765; 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}}