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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 1975, chapter 500; in 1985, chapter 522; in 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0925\">925<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85811,"section_number":"13.1-869","catch_line":"Committees","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-869\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":148179,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84891,"identifier":"13.1-864","token":"13.1\/10\/8\/13.1-864","url":"\/13.1-864\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-864\/","token":"13.1\/10\/8\/13.1-864","dublin_core":{"Title":"Meetings of the board of directors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-864","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\">board of directors<\/span> may hold regular or special meetings in or out of the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-304150\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-864\/#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> Unless the <span class=\"dictionary\">articles of incorporation<\/span> or bylaws provide otherwise, the <span class=\"dictionary\">board of directors<\/span> may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A <span class=\"dictionary\">director<\/span> participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> at the meeting. <a id=\"paragraph-304151\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-864\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (\u00a7 13.1-864)\n\nA. The board of directors may hold regular or special meetings in or out of the\nCommonwealth.\n\nB. Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the board\nof directors may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or\nspecial meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of\ncommunication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each\nother during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is\ndeemed to be present in person at the meeting.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13.1-225; 1956, c. 428; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522; 2007,\nc. 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}}