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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: 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":55599,"section_number":"6.2-1323","catch_line":"Amendments to articles of incorporation and bylaws","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-1323\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85384,"section_number":"13.1-893","catch_line":"Bylaw provisions increasing quorum or voting requirements for directors","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-893\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147611,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76453,"identifier":"13.1-892","token":"13.1\/10\/10\/13.1-892","url":"\/13.1-892\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-892\/","token":"13.1\/10\/10\/13.1-892","dublin_core":{"Title":"Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or members","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-892","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span>&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">board of directors<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">amend<\/span> or repeal the <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span>&#8217;s bylaws except to the extent that:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">articles of incorporation<\/span> or &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Bylaw provisions increasing quorum or voting requirements for directors\" href=\"\/13.1-893\/\">13.1-893<\/a> reserves that power exclusively to the <span class=\"dictionary\">members<\/span>; or <a id=\"paragraph-274431\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-892\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">members<\/span> in repealing, adopting, or amending a bylaw expressly provide that the <span class=\"dictionary\">board of directors<\/span> may not <span class=\"dictionary\">amend<\/span>, repeal, or reinstate that bylaw. <a id=\"paragraph-274432\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-892\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAMENDMENT OF BYLAWS BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR MEMBERS (\u00a7 13.1-892)\n\nA corporation&#8217;s board of directors may amend or repeal the\ncorporation&#8217;s bylaws except to the extent that:\n\n1. The articles of incorporation or &#xA7; 13.1-893 reserves that power\nexclusively to the members; or\n\n2. The members in repealing, adopting, or amending a bylaw expressly provide\nthat the board of directors may not amend, repeal, or reinstate that bylaw.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 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}}