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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 522 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 2002, chapter 285<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 925<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 171<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":148187,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76527,"identifier":"13.1-866","token":"13.1\/10\/8\/13.1-866","url":"\/13.1-866\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-866\/","token":"13.1\/10\/8\/13.1-866","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of board of directors’ meetings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-866","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Unless the articles of incorporation<\/span> or bylaws provide otherwise, regular meetings of the board of directors<\/span> may be held without notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of the meeting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Special meetings of the board of directors<\/span> shall be held upon such notice as is prescribed in the articles of incorporation<\/span> or bylaws, or when not inconsistent with the articles of incorporation<\/span> or bylaws, by resolution of the board of directors<\/span>. The notice need not describe the purpose of the special meeting unless required by the articles of incorporation<\/span> or bylaws. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS (\u00a7 13.1-866)\n\nA. Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, regular\nmeetings of the board of directors may be held without notice of the date, time,\nplace, or purpose of the meeting.\n\nB. Special meetings of the board of directors shall be held upon such notice as\nis prescribed in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, or when not\ninconsistent with the articles of incorporation or bylaws, by resolution of the\nboard of directors. The notice need not describe the purpose of the special\nmeeting unless required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 522; 2002, c. 285; 2007, c. 925; 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}}