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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 2007, chapters 233<\/a> and 639<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":346344,"section_number":"13.1-1042","catch_line":"Right of action; standing; condition precedent; stay of proceeding","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1042\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1375813,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346315,"identifier":"13.1-1020","token":"13.1\/12\/4\/13.1-1020","url":"\/13.1-1020\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1020\/","token":"13.1\/12\/4\/13.1-1020","dublin_core":{"Title":"Parties to actions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1020","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A member<\/span> of a limited liability company<\/span>, solely by reason of being a member<\/span>, is not a proper party<\/span> to a proceeding by or against a limited liability company<\/span>, except where (i) the object<\/span> is to enforce a member<\/span>’s right against or liability to the limited liability company<\/span> or (ii) as provided in Article 8 (\u00a7 13.1-1042<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTIES TO ACTIONS (\u00a7 13.1-1020)\n\nA member of a limited liability company, solely by reason of being a member, is\nnot a proper party to a proceeding by or against a limited liability company,\nexcept where (i) the object is to enforce a member’s right against or\nliability to the limited liability company or (ii) as provided in Article 8 (\u00a7\n13.1-1042 et seq.) of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 168; 2007, cc. 233, 639.","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"}}