Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org8301013.1-613Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a corporation unless authorized2025CorporationsVirginia Stock Corporation ActGeneral Provisions

It shall be unlawful for any person to transact business in this Commonwealth as a corporation or to offer or advertise to transact business in this Commonwealth as a corporation unless the alleged corporation is either a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 13.1-135; 1958, c. 565; 1981, c. 320; 1985, c. 522.