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This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 20 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 1960 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1376789,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346627,"identifier":"13.1-434","token":"13.1\/4.2\/13.1-434","url":"\/13.1-434\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-434\/","token":"13.1\/4.2\/13.1-434","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-434","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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a.<\/span> “Corporation<\/span>” means a private or public corporation<\/span>, association, or trust issuing a security<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> “Security<\/span>” includes any share of stock, bond<\/span>, debenture, note or other security<\/span> issued by a corporation<\/span> and registered as to ownership on the books of the corporation<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> “Transfer agent<\/span>” includes any person employed or authorized to transfer securities issued by a corporation<\/span>, including a registrar. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 13.1-434)\n\nAs used in this chapter:\n\na. “Corporation” means a private or public corporation, association,\nor trust issuing a security.\n\nb. “Security” includes any share of stock, bond, debenture, note or\nother security issued by a corporation and registered as to ownership on the\nbooks of the corporation.\n\nc. “Transfer agent” includes any person employed or authorized to\ntransfer securities issued by a corporation, including a registrar.\n\nHISTORY: 1960, c. 20.","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"}}