Foreign Corporations

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This is Article 17 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Foreign Corporations.” It is part of Chapter 9 “Virginia Stock Corporation Act”, which is part of Title 13.1 “Corporations”. It contains 17 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 17 sections.

§ 13.1-757	Authority to transact business required
§ 13.1-758	Consequences of transacting business without authority
§ 13.1-759	Application for certificate of authority
§ 13.1-760	Amended certificate of authority
§ 13.1-761	Effect of certificate of authority
§ 13.1-762	Corporate name of foreign corporation
§ 13.1-763	Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation
§ 13.1-764	Change of registered office or registered agent of a foreign corporation
§ 13.1-765	Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation
§ 13.1-766	Service of process on foreign corporation
§ 13.1-766.1	Merger of foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Commonwealth
§ 13.1-766.2	Conversion of foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Commonwealth
§ 13.1-767	Withdrawal of foreign corporation
§ 13.1-768	Automatic revocation of certificate of authority
§ 13.1-768.1	Repealed
§ 13.1-769	Involuntary revocation of certificate of authority
§ 13.1-769.1	Reinstatement of a foreign corporation's certificate of authority that has been withdrawn or revoked