Foreign Business Trusts

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

It’s comprised of the following 14 sections.

§ 13.1-1241	Authority to transact business required; governing law
§ 13.1-1242	Application for certificate of registration
§ 13.1-1243	Repealed
§ 13.1-1244	Name
§ 13.1-1245	Amendments; amended applications for registration
§ 13.1-1246	Voluntary cancellation of certificate of registration
§ 13.1-1246.1	Automatic cancellation of registration
§ 13.1-1246.2	Involuntary cancellation of registration
§ 13.1-1246.3	Reinstatement of a certificate of registration that has been canceled
§ 13.1-1247	Transaction of business without registration; civil penalty
§ 13.1-1248	Actions by Attorney General
§ 13.1-1249	Transactions not constituting doing business
§ 13.1-1250	Merger of foreign business trust registered to transact business in Commonwealth
§ 13.1-1250.1	Entity conversion of foreign business trust registered to transact business in Commonwealth