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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>75783</law_id><section_number>6.2-1075</section_number><catch_line>Organization; minimum capital; notice to Bureau; control</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Depository Institutions and Trust Organizations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="10">Entities Conducting Trust Business</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Private Trust Companies</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No <span class="dictionary">person</span> other than a corporation or limited liability company organized under the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth to engage exclusively in the <span class="dictionary">private trust business</span> shall act as a <span class="dictionary">private trust company</span>. <a id="paragraph-272080" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1075/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No <span class="dictionary">person</span> may act as a <span class="dictionary">private trust company</span> unless and until <span class="dictionary">family members</span> have subscribed for capital stock or interests, surplus, and a reserve for operation in an amount equal to or in excess of $500,000. <a id="paragraph-272081" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1075/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall engage in business as a <span class="dictionary">private trust company</span> without first giving written notice to the <span class="dictionary">Bureau</span>. The notice shall identify (i) the <span class="dictionary">designated relative</span> whose relationship to other individuals determines whether the individuals are <span class="dictionary">family members</span> and (ii) the location of the principal office and additional office, if any, within the Commonwealth. The notice shall be accompanied by an <span class="dictionary">operating plan</span> and such other books, records, documents, or information as the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may require. The notice shall also certify that (a) all provisions of <span class="dictionary">law</span> have been complied with; (b) the <span class="dictionary">private trust company</span> is formed for no other reason than to engage in the <span class="dictionary">private trust business</span>; and (c) <span class="dictionary">family members</span> have subscribed for capital stock, surplus, and a reserve for operation in an amount equal to or in excess of $500,000. <a id="paragraph-272082" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1075/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> All of the capital stock, membership interests, or other <span class="dictionary">equity</span> interests of a <span class="dictionary">private trust company</span> shall be and shall remain owned by, and under the voting control of, <span class="dictionary">family members</span>, including any spouses, trusts, stock corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, or estates qualifying under subdivision 2, 3, 4, or 5 of the definition of &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">family member</span>&#x201D; set forth in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/6.2-1074/">6.2-1074</a>, of one or more families. <a id="paragraph-272083" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1075/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2003, c. 910, &#xA7; 6.1-32.30:2; 2010, c. 794.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
