                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LACK OF POWER TO ACT (§ 13.1-629)

A. Except as provided in subsection B, the validity of corporate action may not
be challenged on the ground that the corporation lacks or lacked power to act.

B. A corporation&#8217;s power to act may be challenged:

   1. In a proceeding by a shareholder against the corporation to enjoin the act;

   2. In a proceeding by the corporation, directly, derivatively, or through a
   receiver, trustee, or other legal representative, against an incumbent or
   former director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation; or

   3. In a proceeding against the corporation before the Commission.

C. In a shareholder&#8217;s proceeding under subdivision 1 of subsection B to
enjoin an unauthorized corporate act, if equitable and if all affected persons
are parties to the proceeding, the court may enjoin or set aside the act and may
award damages for loss, except anticipated profits, suffered by the corporation
or another party because of enjoining the unauthorized act.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 13.1-5; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 2019, c. 734.