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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 165<\/a> 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. 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 2019, chapter 734<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1377213,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346726,"identifier":"13.1-610.1","token":"13.1\/9\/1\/13.1-610.1","url":"\/13.1-610.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-610.1\/","token":"13.1\/9\/1\/13.1-610.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Householding","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-610.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A corporation<\/span> shall be deemed to have delivered written<\/span> notice or any other report or statement under this chapter, the articles of incorporation<\/span> or the bylaws to all shareholders<\/span> who share a common address as shown on the corporation<\/span>’s current record of shareholders<\/span> if: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The corporation<\/span> delivers<\/span> one copy of the notice, report or statement to the common address; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The corporation<\/span> addresses the notice, report or statement to those shareholders<\/span> either as a group or to each of those shareholders<\/span> individually or to the shareholders<\/span> in a form to which each of those shareholders<\/span> has consented; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Each of those shareholders<\/span> consents, including any implied consent pursuant to subsection B, to delivery<\/span> of a single copy of such notice, report or statement to the shareholders<\/span>’ common address. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any shareholder<\/span> who fails to object<\/span> by written<\/span> notice to the corporation<\/span>, within 60 days of written<\/span> notice by the corporation<\/span> of its intention to deliver<\/span> single copies of notices, reports, or statements to shareholders<\/span> who share a common address as permitted by subsection A, shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single copy at the common address, provided that the notice of intention states<\/span> that consent may be revoked and the method for revoking such consent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any consent pursuant to this section shall be revocable by any shareholder<\/span> who delivers<\/span> written<\/span> notice of revocation<\/span> to the corporation<\/span>. If such written<\/span> notice of revocation<\/span> is delivered, the corporation<\/span> shall begin providing individual<\/span> notices, reports, or other statements to the revoking shareholder<\/span> no later than 30 days after delivery<\/span> of the written<\/span> notice of revocation<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOUSEHOLDING (\u00a7 13.1-610.1)\n\nA. A corporation shall be deemed to have delivered written notice or any other\nreport or statement under this chapter, the articles of incorporation or the\nbylaws to all shareholders who share a common address as shown on the\ncorporation’s current record of shareholders if:\n\n 1. The corporation delivers one copy of the notice, report or statement to the\n common address;\n\n 2. The corporation addresses the notice, report or statement to those\n shareholders either as a group or to each of those shareholders individually\n or to the shareholders in a form to which each of those shareholders has\n consented; and\n\n 3. Each of those shareholders consents, including any implied consent pursuant\n to subsection B, to delivery of a single copy of such notice, report or\n statement to the shareholders’ common address.\n\nB. Any shareholder who fails to object by written notice to the corporation,\nwithin 60 days of written notice by the corporation of its intention to deliver\nsingle copies of notices, reports, or statements to shareholders who share a\ncommon address as permitted by subsection A, shall be deemed to have consented\nto receiving such single copy at the common address, provided that the notice of\nintention states that consent may be revoked and the method for revoking such\nconsent.\n\nC. Any consent pursuant to this section shall be revocable by any shareholder\nwho delivers written notice of revocation to the corporation. If such written\nnotice of revocation is delivered, the corporation shall begin providing\nindividual notices, reports, or other statements to the revoking shareholder no\nlater than 30 days after delivery of the written notice of revocation.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 165; 2019, c. 734.","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"}}