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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 522 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2010, chapter 782<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 734<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":67712,"section_number":"13.1-771","catch_line":"Inspection of records by shareholders","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-771\/"}],"permalink":{"id":150769,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87134,"identifier":"13.1-773","token":"13.1\/9\/18\/13.1-773","url":"\/13.1-773\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-773\/","token":"13.1\/9\/18\/13.1-773","dublin_core":{"Title":"Court-ordered inspection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-773","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a corporation<\/span> does not allow a shareholder<\/span> who complies with subsection A of § 13.1-771<\/a> to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in the city or county where the corporation<\/span>’s principal office<\/span> is located, or, if none in the Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, may summarily order<\/span> inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation<\/span>’s expense upon application of the shareholder<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a corporation<\/span> does not within a reasonable time allow a shareholder<\/span> who complies with subsections C and D of § 13.1-771<\/a> to inspect and copy the records required by subsection C, the shareholder<\/span> may apply to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in the city or county where the corporation<\/span>’s principal office<\/span> is located, or, if none in the Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, for an order<\/span> to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court<\/span> shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the court orders<\/span> inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on their confidentiality, use, or distribution<\/span> by the demanding shareholder<\/span>. If the court orders<\/span> inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may also order<\/span> the corporation<\/span> to pay the shareholder<\/span>’s expenses<\/span> incurred to obtain the order<\/span> if the shareholder<\/span> proves that the corporation<\/span> (i) refused inspection without a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the shareholder<\/span> to inspect the records demanded or (ii) imposed unreasonable restrictions on the confidentiality, use, or distribution<\/span> of the records demanded. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURT-ORDERED INSPECTION (\u00a7 13.1-773)\n\nA. If a corporation does not allow a shareholder who complies with subsection A\nof § 13.1-771 to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection\nto be available for inspection, the circuit court in the city or county where\nthe corporation’s principal office is located, or, if none in the\nCommonwealth, where its registered office is located, may summarily order\ninspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation’s\nexpense upon application of the shareholder.\n\nB. If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a shareholder who\ncomplies with subsections C and D of § 13.1-771 to inspect and copy the\nrecords required by subsection C, the shareholder may apply to the circuit court\nin the city or county where the corporation’s principal office is located,\nor, if none in the Commonwealth, where its registered office is located, for an\norder to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall\ndispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.\n\nC. If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may\nimpose reasonable restrictions on their confidentiality, use, or distribution by\nthe demanding shareholder. If the court orders inspection and copying of the\nrecords demanded, it may also order the corporation to pay the\nshareholder’s expenses incurred to obtain the order if the shareholder\nproves that the corporation (i) refused inspection without a reasonable basis\nfor doubt about the right of the shareholder to inspect the records demanded or\n(ii) imposed unreasonable restrictions on the confidentiality, use, or\ndistribution of the records demanded.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 522; 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}}