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In that event the certificate shall become effective at the earlier of the time and date so specified or 11:59 p.m. on the fifteenth day after the date on which the certificate is issued by the Commission. If a delayed effective date is specified, but no time is specified, the effective time shall be 12:01 a.m. on the date specified. Any other document filed with the Commission shall be effective when accepted for filing unless otherwise provided for in this chapter.B\n\nNotwithstanding subsection A, any certificate that has a delayed effective time or date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and date, a statement of cancellation signed by each party to the articles to which the certificate relates is delivered to the Commission for filing. If the Commission finds that the statement of cancellation complies with the requirements of law, it shall, by order, cancel the certificate.C\n\nA statement of cancellation shall contain:1\n\nThe name of the corporation;2\n\nThe name of the articles and the date on which the articles were filed with the Commission;3\n\nThe time and date on which the Commission’s certificate becomes effective; and4\n\nA statement that the articles are being canceled in accordance with this section.D\n\nNotwithstanding subsection A, for purposes of §§ 13.1-829 and 13.1-924, any certificate that has a delayed effective date shall be deemed to be effective when the certificate is issued.E\n\nFor articles with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date and time shall be Eastern Time.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":210322,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in § 13.1-807, a certificate issued by the Commission is effective at the time such certificate is issued, unless the certificate relates to articles filed with the Commission and the articles state that the certificate shall become effective at a later time or date specified in the articles. In that event the certificate shall become effective at the earlier of the time and date so specified or 11:59 p.m. on the fifteenth day after the date on which the certificate is issued by the Commission. If a delayed effective date is specified, but no time is specified, the effective time shall be 12:01 a.m. on the date specified. Any other document filed with the Commission shall be effective when accepted for filing unless otherwise provided for in this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":210323,"text":"Notwithstanding subsection A, any certificate that has a delayed effective time or date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and date, a statement of cancellation signed by each party to the articles to which the certificate relates is delivered to the Commission for filing. 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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2007, chapter 925<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65210,"section_number":"13.1-803","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-803\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58842,"section_number":"13.1-807","catch_line":"Correcting filed articles","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-807\/"},{"id":83167,"section_number":"13.1-829","catch_line":"Corporate name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-829\/"},{"id":82842,"section_number":"13.1-924","catch_line":"Corporate name of foreign corporation","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-924\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147529,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57394,"identifier":"13.1-806","token":"13.1\/10\/1\/13.1-806","url":"\/13.1-806\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-806\/","token":"13.1\/10\/1\/13.1-806","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effective time and date of document","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-806","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in § 13.1-807<\/a>, a certificate issued by the Commission<\/span> is effective at the time such certificate is issued, unless the certificate relates to articles filed with the Commission<\/span> and the articles state<\/span> that the certificate shall become effective at a later time or date specified in the articles. In that event the certificate shall become effective at the earlier of the time and date so specified or 11:59 p.m. on the fifteenth day after the date on which the certificate is issued by the Commission<\/span>. If a delayed effective date is specified, but no time is specified, the effective time shall be 12:01 a.m. on the date specified. Any other document<\/span> filed with the Commission<\/span> shall be effective when accepted for filing unless otherwise provided for in this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding subsection A, any certificate that has a delayed effective time or date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and date, a statement of cancellation signed by each party<\/span> to the articles to which the certificate relates is delivered to the Commission<\/span> for filing. If the Commission<\/span> finds that the statement of cancellation complies with the requirements of law<\/span>, it shall, by order<\/span>, cancel the certificate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A statement of cancellation shall contain: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The name of the corporation<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The name of the articles and the date on which the articles were filed with the Commission<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The time and date on which the Commission<\/span>’s certificate becomes effective; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A statement that the articles are being canceled in accordance with this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Notwithstanding subsection A, for purposes of §§ 13.1-829<\/a> and 13.1-924<\/a>, any certificate that has a delayed effective date shall be deemed to be effective when the certificate is issued. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> For articles with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date and time shall be Eastern Time. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECTIVE TIME AND DATE OF DOCUMENT (\u00a7 13.1-806)\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided in § 13.1-807, a certificate issued by the\nCommission is effective at the time such certificate is issued, unless the\ncertificate relates to articles filed with the Commission and the articles state\nthat the certificate shall become effective at a later time or date specified in\nthe articles. In that event the certificate shall become effective at the\nearlier of the time and date so specified or 11:59 p.m. on the fifteenth day\nafter the date on which the certificate is issued by the Commission. If a\ndelayed effective date is specified, but no time is specified, the effective\ntime shall be 12:01 a.m. on the date specified. Any other document filed with\nthe Commission shall be effective when accepted for filing unless otherwise\nprovided for in this chapter.\n\nB. Notwithstanding subsection A, any certificate that has a delayed effective\ntime or date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and\ndate, a statement of cancellation signed by each party to the articles to which\nthe certificate relates is delivered to the Commission for filing. If the\nCommission finds that the statement of cancellation complies with the\nrequirements of law, it shall, by order, cancel the certificate.\n\nC. A statement of cancellation shall contain:\n\n 1. The name of the corporation;\n\n 2. The name of the articles and the date on which the articles were filed with\n the Commission;\n\n 3. The time and date on which the Commission’s certificate becomes\n effective; and\n\n 4. A statement that the articles are being canceled in accordance with this\n section.\n\nD. Notwithstanding subsection A, for purposes of §§ 13.1-829 and\n13.1-924, any certificate that has a delayed effective date shall be deemed to\nbe effective when the certificate is issued.\n\nE. For articles with a delayed effective date and time, the effective date and\ntime shall be Eastern Time.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 925; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 487.","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}}