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After hearing, on notice in writing to the corporation and the member or director, the Commission shall determine the issues and revoke or refuse to revoke its order accordingly.B\n\nNo court within or without the Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction to enjoin or delay the holding of any meeting of directors or members for the purpose of authorizing or consummating any amendment, merger, domestication, or termination of corporate existence, or the execution or filing with the Commission of any articles or other documents for such purpose, except pursuant to subsection D of § 13.1-845 or for fraud. No court within or without the Commonwealth, except the Supreme Court by way of appeal as authorized by law, shall have jurisdiction to review, reverse, correct or annul any action of the Commission, within the scope of its authority, with regard to any articles, certificate, order, objection or petition, or to suspend or delay the execution or operation thereof, or to enjoin, restrain or interfere with the Commission in the performance of its official duties.C\n\nNotwithstanding any provision of subsection A to the contrary, the Commission shall have the power to act upon a petition filed by a corporation at any time to correct Commission records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors and of filings made by a person or persons without authority to act for the corporation, or of its own motion to correct Commission records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors committed by its staff.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":279551,"text":"The Commission shall have no power to grant a hearing with respect to any certificate issued by the Commission with respect to any articles filed with the Commission except on a petition by a member or director, filed with the Commission and the corporation within 30 days after the effective date of the certificate, in which the member or director asserts that the certification of corporate action contained in the articles contains a misstatement of a material fact as to compliance with statutory requirements, specifying the particulars thereof. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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, chapter 522; in 2007, chapter 925<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 91<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 171<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 623<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80170,"section_number":"13.1-845","catch_line":"Members' list for meeting","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-845\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147561,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77969,"identifier":"13.1-813","token":"13.1\/10\/1\/13.1-813","url":"\/13.1-813\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-813\/","token":"13.1\/10\/1\/13.1-813","dublin_core":{"Title":"Hearing and finality of Commission action; injunctions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-813","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall have no power to grant a hearing<\/span> with respect to any certificate issued by the Commission<\/span> with respect to any articles filed with the Commission<\/span> except on a petition<\/span> by a member<\/span> or director<\/span>, filed with the Commission<\/span> and the corporation<\/span> within 30 days after the effective date of the certificate, in which the member<\/span> or director<\/span> asserts that the certification of corporate action contained in the articles contains a misstatement of a material<\/span> fact<\/span> as to compliance with statutory requirements, specifying the particulars thereof. After hearing<\/span>, on notice in writing<\/span> to the corporation<\/span> and the member<\/span> or director<\/span>, the Commission<\/span> shall determine the issues<\/span> and revoke or refuse to revoke its order<\/span> accordingly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No court<\/span> within or without the Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to enjoin or delay the holding of any meeting of directors<\/span> or members<\/span> for the purpose of authorizing or consummating any amendment, merger, domestication, or termination of corporate existence, or the execution or filing with the Commission<\/span> of any articles or other documents<\/span> for such purpose, except pursuant to subsection D of § 13.1-845<\/a> or for fraud<\/span>. No court<\/span> within or without the Commonwealth, except the Supreme Court<\/span> by way of appeal<\/span> as authorized by law<\/span>, shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to review, reverse<\/span>, correct or annul any action of the Commission<\/span>, within the scope of its authority, with regard to any articles, certificate, order<\/span>, objection or petition<\/span>, or to suspend or delay the execution or operation thereof, or to enjoin, restrain or interfere with the Commission<\/span> in the performance of its official duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notwithstanding any provision of subsection A to the contrary, the Commission<\/span> shall have the power to act upon a petition<\/span> filed by a corporation<\/span> at any time to correct Commission<\/span> records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors and of filings made by a person<\/span> or persons<\/span> without authority to act for the corporation<\/span>, or of its own motion<\/span> to correct Commission<\/span> records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors committed by its staff. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEARING AND FINALITY OF COMMISSION ACTION; INJUNCTIONS (\u00a7 13.1-813)\n\nA. The Commission shall have no power to grant a hearing with respect to any\ncertificate issued by the Commission with respect to any articles filed with the\nCommission except on a petition by a member or director, filed with the\nCommission and the corporation within 30 days after the effective date of the\ncertificate, in which the member or director asserts that the certification of\ncorporate action contained in the articles contains a misstatement of a material\nfact as to compliance with statutory requirements, specifying the particulars\nthereof. After hearing, on notice in writing to the corporation and the member\nor director, the Commission shall determine the issues and revoke or refuse to\nrevoke its order accordingly.\n\nB. No court within or without the Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction to enjoin\nor delay the holding of any meeting of directors or members for the purpose of\nauthorizing or consummating any amendment, merger, domestication, or termination\nof corporate existence, or the execution or filing with the Commission of any\narticles or other documents for such purpose, except pursuant to subsection D of\n§ 13.1-845 or for fraud. No court within or without the Commonwealth,\nexcept the Supreme Court by way of appeal as authorized by law, shall have\njurisdiction to review, reverse, correct or annul any action of the Commission,\nwithin the scope of its authority, with regard to any articles, certificate,\norder, objection or petition, or to suspend or delay the execution or operation\nthereof, or to enjoin, restrain or interfere with the Commission in the\nperformance of its official duties.\n\nC. Notwithstanding any provision of subsection A to the contrary, the Commission\nshall have the power to act upon a petition filed by a corporation at any time\nto correct Commission records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors\nand of filings made by a person or persons without authority to act for the\ncorporation, or of its own motion to correct Commission records so as to\neliminate the effects of clerical errors committed by its staff.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13.1-287; 1956, c. 428; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522; 2007,\nc. 925; 2008, c. 91; 2010, c. 171; 2015, c. 623.","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}}