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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2007, chapter 925<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":147971,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68703,"identifier":"13.1-820","token":"13.1\/10\/3\/13.1-820","url":"\/13.1-820\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-820\/","token":"13.1\/10\/3\/13.1-820","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of certificate of incorporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-820","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the Commission<\/span> finds that the articles of incorporation<\/span> comply with the requirements of law<\/span> and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue<\/span> a certificate of incorporation.\n\t\tWhen the certificate of incorporation is effective, the corporate existence shall begin. Upon becoming effective, the certificate of incorporation shall be conclusive evidence<\/span> that all conditions precedent<\/span> required to be performed by the incorporators have been complied with and that the corporation<\/span> has been incorporated under this Act.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION (\u00a7 13.1-820)\n\nIf the Commission finds that the articles of incorporation comply with the\nrequirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a\ncertificate of incorporation.\n\t\tWhen the certificate of incorporation is effective, the corporate existence\nshall begin. Upon becoming effective, the certificate of incorporation shall be\nconclusive evidence that all conditions precedent required to be performed by\nthe incorporators have been complied with and that the corporation has been\nincorporated under this Act.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13-223, 13-224, 13.1-232, 13.1-233; 1956, c. 428; 1985,\nc. 522; 2007, c. 925.","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}}