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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 168 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2013, chapter 17<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1375393,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346298,"identifier":"13.1-1007","token":"13.1\/12\/1\/13.1-1007","url":"\/13.1-1007\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1007\/","token":"13.1\/12\/1\/13.1-1007","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a limited liability company unless authorized","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1007","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> to transact business in this Commonwealth as a limited liability company<\/span> or to offer or advertise to transact business in this Commonwealth as a limited liability company<\/span> unless the alleged limited liability company<\/span> is either a domestic limited liability company<\/span> or a foreign limited liability company<\/span> authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth. Any person<\/span> who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL TO TRANSACT OR OFFER TO TRANSACT BUSINESS AS A LIMITED LIABILITY\nCOMPANY UNLESS AUTHORIZED (\u00a7 13.1-1007)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to transact business in this Commonwealth as\na limited liability company or to offer or advertise to transact business in\nthis Commonwealth as a limited liability company unless the alleged limited\nliability company is either a domestic limited liability company or a foreign\nlimited liability company authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth.\nAny person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 168; 2013, c. 17.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}