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It has been modified 5 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 1987, chapter 140; in 1989, chapter 419; in 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0925\">925<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78466,"section_number":"13.1-814.1","catch_line":"Special provisions for community associations","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-814.1\/"},{"id":68232,"section_number":"13.1-857","catch_line":"Terms of directors generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-857\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":148155,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66939,"identifier":"13.1-858","token":"13.1\/10\/8\/13.1-858","url":"\/13.1-858\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-858\/","token":"13.1\/10\/8\/13.1-858","dublin_core":{"Title":"Staggered terms of directors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-858","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">articles of incorporation<\/span> may provide for staggering the terms of <span class=\"dictionary\">directors<\/span> by dividing the total number of <span class=\"dictionary\">directors<\/span> into groups, and the terms of office of the several groups need not be uniform. <a id=\"paragraph-242688\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-858\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> If the <span class=\"dictionary\">articles of incorporation<\/span> permit cumulative voting, any provision establishing staggered terms of <span class=\"dictionary\">directors<\/span> shall provide that at least three <span class=\"dictionary\">directors<\/span> shall be elected at each annual <span class=\"dictionary\">members<\/span>&#8217; meeting. <a id=\"paragraph-242689\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-858\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTAGGERED TERMS OF DIRECTORS (\u00a7 13.1-858)\n\nA. The articles of incorporation may provide for staggering the terms of\ndirectors by dividing the total number of directors into groups, and the terms\nof office of the several groups need not be uniform.\n\nB. If the articles of incorporation permit cumulative voting, any provision\nestablishing staggered terms of directors shall provide that at least three\ndirectors shall be elected at each annual members&#8217; meeting.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13.1-221; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 1987, c. 140; 1989,\nc. 419; 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}}