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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1986, chapters 232 and 571; in 2003, chapter 592<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 379<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 925<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 63<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60639,"section_number":"13.1-1013","catch_line":"Reserved name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1013\/"},{"id":87380,"section_number":"13.1-1215","catch_line":"Reserved name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1215\/"},{"id":64637,"section_number":"13.1-631","catch_line":"Reserved name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-631\/"},{"id":57394,"section_number":"13.1-806","catch_line":"Effective time and date of document","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-806\/"},{"id":54078,"section_number":"13.1-830","catch_line":"Reserved name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-830\/"},{"id":86156,"section_number":"13.1-831","catch_line":"Registered name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-831\/"},{"id":54503,"section_number":"13.1-921","catch_line":"Application for certificate of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-921\/"},{"id":74850,"section_number":"13.1-931.1","catch_line":"Reinstatement of foreign corporation whose certificate of authority has been withdrawn or revoked","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-931.1\/"},{"id":86500,"section_number":"50-73.3","catch_line":"Reserved name","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83167,"section_number":"13.1-829","catch_line":"Corporate name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-829\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147797,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82842,"identifier":"13.1-924","token":"13.1\/10\/14\/13.1-924","url":"\/13.1-924\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-924\/","token":"13.1\/10\/14\/13.1-924","dublin_core":{"Title":"Corporate name of foreign corporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-924","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No certificate of authority shall be issued to a foreign corporation<\/span> unless the corporate name of such foreign corporation<\/span> satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the corporate name of a foreign corporation<\/span> does not satisfy the requirements of § 13.1-829<\/a>, to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business<\/span> in the Commonwealth, if its real name is unavailable, the foreign corporation<\/span> may use a designated name that is available, and that satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829<\/a>, if it informs the Commission<\/span> of the designated name. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCORPORATE NAME OF FOREIGN CORPORATION (\u00a7 13.1-924)\n\nA. No certificate of authority shall be issued to a foreign corporation unless\nthe corporate name of such foreign corporation satisfies the requirements of\n§ 13.1-829.\n\nB. If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the\nrequirements of § 13.1-829, to obtain or maintain a certificate of\nauthority to transact business in the Commonwealth, if its real name is\nunavailable, the foreign corporation may use a designated name that is\navailable, and that satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829, if it informs\nthe Commission of the designated name.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13.1-267, 13.1-268, 13.1-277; 1956, c. 428; 1975, c.\n500; 1985, c. 522; 1986, cc. 232, 571; 2003, c. 592; 2005, c. 379; 2007, c. 925;\n2012, c. 63.","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}}