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I, c. 487.","full_text":"A\n\nArticles filed with the Commission may be corrected if (i) the articles contain an inaccuracy; (ii) the articles were not properly authorized or defectively signed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged; or (iii) the electronic transmission of the articles to the Commission was defective.B\n\nArticles are corrected by filing with the Commission articles of correction that:1\n\nSet forth the name of the corporation prior to filing;2\n\nDescribe the articles to be corrected, including their effective date;3\n\nSpecify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected;4\n\nCorrect the inaccuracy or defect; and5\n\nState that the board of directors authorized the correction and the date of such authorization.C\n\nIf the Commission finds that the articles of correction comply with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of correction. Upon the issuance of a certificate of correction by the Commission, the articles of correction shall become effective as of the effective date and time of the articles they correct except as to persons relying on the uncorrected articles and adversely affected by the correction. 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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 2007, chapter 925<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 91<\/a> and 509<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57394,"section_number":"13.1-806","catch_line":"Effective time and date of document","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-806\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":147533,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58842,"identifier":"13.1-807","token":"13.1\/10\/1\/13.1-807","url":"\/13.1-807\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-807\/","token":"13.1\/10\/1\/13.1-807","dublin_core":{"Title":"Correcting filed articles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-807","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Articles filed with the Commission<\/span> may be corrected if (i) the articles contain an inaccuracy; (ii) the articles were not properly authorized or defectively signed, attested, sealed<\/span>, verified, or acknowledged; or (iii) the electronic transmission<\/span> of the articles to the Commission<\/span> was defective. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Articles are corrected by filing with the Commission<\/span> articles of correction that: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Set forth the name of the corporation<\/span> prior to filing; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Describe the articles to be corrected, including their effective date; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Correct the inaccuracy or defect; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> State<\/span> that the board of directors<\/span> authorized the correction and the date of such authorization. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the Commission<\/span> finds that the articles of correction comply with the requirements of law<\/span> and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue<\/span> a certificate of correction. Upon the issuance of a certificate of correction by the Commission<\/span>, the articles of correction shall become effective as of the effective date and time of the articles they correct except as to persons<\/span> relying on the uncorrected articles and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons<\/span>, articles of correction are effective upon the issuance of the certificate of correction. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No articles of correction shall be accepted by the Commission<\/span> when received more than 30 days after the effective date of the certificate relating to the articles to be corrected. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCORRECTING FILED ARTICLES (\u00a7 13.1-807)\n\nA. Articles filed with the Commission may be corrected if (i) the articles\ncontain an inaccuracy; (ii) the articles were not properly authorized or\ndefectively signed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged; or (iii) the\nelectronic transmission of the articles to the Commission was defective.\n\nB. Articles are corrected by filing with the Commission articles of correction\nthat:\n\n 1. Set forth the name of the corporation prior to filing;\n\n 2. Describe the articles to be corrected, including their effective date;\n\n 3. Specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected;\n\n 4. Correct the inaccuracy or defect; and\n\n 5. State that the board of directors authorized the correction and the date of\n such authorization.\n\nC. If the Commission finds that the articles of correction comply with the\nrequirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a\ncertificate of correction. Upon the issuance of a certificate of correction by\nthe Commission, the articles of correction shall become effective as of the\neffective date and time of the articles they correct except as to persons\nrelying on the uncorrected articles and adversely affected by the correction. As\nto those persons, articles of correction are effective upon the issuance of the\ncertificate of correction.\n\nD. No articles of correction shall be accepted by the Commission when received\nmore than 30 days after the effective date of the certificate relating to the\narticles to be corrected.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 925; 2008, cc. 91, 509; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n487.","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}}