General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 14 “Virginia Business Trust Act”, which is part of Title 13.1 “Corporations”. It contains 9 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 9 sections.

§ 13.1-1200	Short title
§ 13.1-1201	Definitions
§ 13.1-1202	Filing requirements
§ 13.1-1203	Issuance of certificate by Commission; recordation of documents
§ 13.1-1204	Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates
§ 13.1-1205	Unlawful to sign false documents; penalty
§ 13.1-1206	Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a business trust; penalty
§ 13.1-1207	Tax classification
§ 13.1-1208	Separate legal entity