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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 925<\/a> 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. 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 2009, chapter 216<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73985,"section_number":"13.1-804","catch_line":"Filing requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-804\/"},{"id":77733,"section_number":"32.1-374","catch_line":"Obligations of nonprofit entity","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-374\/"},{"id":84575,"section_number":"38.2-1001","catch_line":"Incorporation of domestic mutual insurers","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1001\/"},{"id":76800,"section_number":"38.2-1017","catch_line":"Applicability of Title 13.1","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1017\/"},{"id":59642,"section_number":"38.2-4204.1","catch_line":"Commission approval of mergers of nonstock corporations operating prepaid hospital, medical and surgical services plans","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4204.1\/"},{"id":77620,"section_number":"50-73.128","catch_line":"Merger of partnerships","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.128\/"},{"id":61378,"section_number":"6.2-1205","catch_line":"Merger, consolidation or transfer of assets of insolvent or financially unstable savings institution; notice and hearing; final order; priorities; examinations of resulting institutions","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-1205\/"},{"id":60747,"section_number":"6.2-1317","catch_line":"Supervisory merger or transfer of assets of insolvent or financially unstable credit union","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-1317\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67958,"section_number":"13.1-894","catch_line":"Merger","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-894\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147621,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65123,"identifier":"13.1-893.1","token":"13.1\/10\/11\/13.1-893.1","url":"\/13.1-893.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-893.1\/","token":"13.1\/10\/11\/13.1-893.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-893.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article:\n\t\t“Merger” means a business combination pursuant to \u00a7 13.1-894<\/a>.\n\t\t“Party to a merger<\/span>” means any domestic or foreign corporation<\/span> or eligible entity<\/span> that will merge under a plan of merger.\n\t\t“Survivor<\/span>” in a merger means the domestic or foreign corporation<\/span> or the eligible entity<\/span> into which one or more other domestic or foreign corporations<\/span> or eligible entities are merged. A survivor<\/span> of a merger may preexist the merger or be created by the merger.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 13.1-893.1)\n\nAs used in this article:\n\t\t“Merger” means a business combination pursuant to \u00a7 13.1-894.\n\t\t“Party to a merger” means any domestic or foreign corporation or\neligible entity that will merge under a plan of merger.\n\t\t“Survivor” in a merger means the domestic or foreign corporation\nor the eligible entity into which one or more other domestic or foreign\ncorporations or eligible entities are merged. A survivor of a merger may\npreexist the merger or be created by the merger.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 925; 2009, c. 216.","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}}