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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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>; in 2010, chapter 171<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":147983,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82176,"identifier":"13.1-823","token":"13.1\/10\/3\/13.1-823","url":"\/13.1-823\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-823\/","token":"13.1\/10\/3\/13.1-823","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bylaws","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-823","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The incorporators or board of directors<\/span> of a corporation<\/span> shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The bylaws of a corporation<\/span> may contain any provision that is not inconsistent with law<\/span> or the articles of incorporation<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBYLAWS (\u00a7 13.1-823)\n\nA. The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial\nbylaws for the corporation.\n\nB. The bylaws of a corporation may contain any provision that is not\ninconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13-234, 13.1-212; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 2007, c.\n925; 2010, c. 171.","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}}