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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 374<\/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 2 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 2007, chapter 925<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 130<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83167,"section_number":"13.1-829","catch_line":"Corporate name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-829\/"},{"id":54666,"section_number":"13.1-919","catch_line":"Authority to transact business required","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-919\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147663,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58600,"identifier":"13.1-898.4","token":"13.1\/10\/11.1\/13.1-898.4","url":"\/13.1-898.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-898.4\/","token":"13.1\/10\/11.1\/13.1-898.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Articles of domestication","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-898.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> After the domestication<\/span> of a foreign corporation<\/span> is approved in the manner required by the laws<\/span> of the jurisdiction<\/span> in which the corporation is incorporated, the corporation shall file with the Commission<\/span> articles of domestication<\/span> setting forth: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The name of the corporation immediately prior to the filing of the articles of domestication<\/span> and, if that name is unavailable for use in the Commonwealth or the corporation desires to change its name in connection with the domestication<\/span>, a name that satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The plan of domestication<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The original jurisdiction<\/span> of the corporation and the date the corporation was incorporated in that jurisdiction, and each subsequent jurisdiction and the date the corporation was domesticated in each such jurisdiction, if any, prior to the filing of the articles of domestication<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A statement that the domestication<\/span> is permitted by the laws<\/span> of the jurisdiction in which the corporation is incorporated and that the corporation has complied with those laws<\/span> in effecting the domestication<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the Commission<\/span> finds that the articles of domestication<\/span> comply with the requirements of law<\/span> and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue<\/span> a certificate of domestication<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The certificate of domestication<\/span> shall become effective pursuant to § 13.1-806<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A foreign corporation<\/span>’s existence as a domestic corporation<\/span> shall begin when the certificate of domestication<\/span> is effective. Upon becoming effective, the certificate of domestication<\/span> shall be conclusive evidence<\/span> that all conditions precedent<\/span> required to be performed by the foreign corporation<\/span> have been complied with and that the corporation has been incorporated under this Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> If the foreign corporation<\/span> is authorized to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth under Article 14 (§ 13.1-919<\/a> et seq.), its certificate of authority shall be canceled automatically on the effective date of the certificate of domestication<\/span> issued by the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nARTICLES OF DOMESTICATION (\u00a7 13.1-898.4)\n\nA. After the domestication of a foreign corporation is approved in the manner\nrequired by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the corporation is\nincorporated, the corporation shall file with the Commission articles of\ndomestication setting forth:\n\n 1. The name of the corporation immediately prior to the filing of the articles\n of domestication and, if that name is unavailable for use in the Commonwealth\n or the corporation desires to change its name in connection with the\n domestication, a name that satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829;\n\n 2. The plan of domestication;\n\n 3. The original jurisdiction of the corporation and the date the corporation\n was incorporated in that jurisdiction, and each subsequent jurisdiction and\n the date the corporation was domesticated in each such jurisdiction, if any,\n prior to the filing of the articles of domestication; and\n\n 4. A statement that the domestication is permitted by the laws of the\n jurisdiction in which the corporation is incorporated and that the corporation\n has complied with those laws in effecting the domestication.\n\nB. If the Commission finds that the articles of domestication comply with the\nrequirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a\ncertificate of domestication.\n\nC. The certificate of domestication shall become effective pursuant to §\n13.1-806.\n\nD. A foreign corporation’s existence as a domestic corporation shall begin\nwhen the certificate of domestication is effective. Upon becoming effective, the\ncertificate of domestication shall be conclusive evidence that all conditions\nprecedent required to be performed by the foreign corporation have been complied\nwith and that the corporation has been incorporated under this Act.\n\nE. If the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in the\nCommonwealth under Article 14 (§ 13.1-919 et seq.), its certificate of\nauthority shall be canceled automatically on the effective date of the\ncertificate of domestication issued by the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 374; 2007, c. 925; 2012, c. 130.","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}}