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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 1985, chapter 522; in 2019, chapter 734<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1226<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":150703,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81235,"identifier":"13.1-761","token":"13.1\/9\/17\/13.1-761","url":"\/13.1-761\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-761\/","token":"13.1\/9\/17\/13.1-761","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of certificate of authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-761","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A certificate of authority authorizes the foreign corporation<\/span> to transact business in the Commonwealth subject, however, to the right of the Commonwealth to revoke the certificate as provided in this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A foreign corporation<\/span> holding a valid certificate of authority shall have no greater rights and privileges<\/span> than a domestic corporation<\/span>. The certificate of authority shall not be deemed to authorize the foreign corporation<\/span> to exercise any of its corporate powers or purposes that a foreign corporation<\/span> is forbidden by law<\/span> to exercise in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> This chapter does not authorize the Commonwealth to regulate the organization or internal affairs of a foreign corporation<\/span> authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY (\u00a7 13.1-761)\n\nA. A certificate of authority authorizes the foreign corporation to transact\nbusiness in the Commonwealth subject, however, to the right of the Commonwealth\nto revoke the certificate as provided in this chapter.\n\nB. A foreign corporation holding a valid certificate of authority shall have no\ngreater rights and privileges than a domestic corporation. The certificate of\nauthority shall not be deemed to authorize the foreign corporation to exercise\nany of its corporate powers or purposes that a foreign corporation is forbidden\nby law to exercise in the Commonwealth.\n\nC. This chapter does not authorize the Commonwealth to regulate the organization\nor internal affairs of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in\nthe Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13.1-102, 13.1-103, 13.1-108; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c.\n522; 2019, c. 734; 2020, c. 1226.","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}}