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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 570; in 1975, chapter 500; in 1979, chapter 99; in 1985, chapter 522; in 2005, chapter 765<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 734<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":346838,"section_number":"13.1-696","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-696\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":346840,"section_number":"13.1-698","catch_line":"Mandatory indemnification","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-698\/"},{"id":346842,"section_number":"13.1-700.1","catch_line":"Court orders for advance, reimbursement, or indemnification","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-700.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1377297,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346845,"identifier":"13.1-702","token":"13.1\/9\/10\/13.1-702","url":"\/13.1-702\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-702\/","token":"13.1\/9\/10\/13.1-702","dublin_core":{"Title":"Advance for expenses and indemnification for officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-702","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Unless limited by a corporation<\/span>’s articles of incorporation<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> An officer<\/span> of the corporation<\/span> who is a party<\/span> to a proceeding<\/span> because he is an officer<\/span> is entitled to mandatory indemnification under § 13.1-698<\/a> and is entitled to apply for court<\/span>-ordered advance or reimbursement of expenses<\/span> and indemnification under § 13.1-700.1<\/a>, in each case to the same extent as a director<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The corporation<\/span> may indemnify and advance expenses<\/span> under this article to an officer<\/span> who is a party<\/span> to a proceeding<\/span> because the individual<\/span> is an officer<\/span> to the same extent as to a director<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADVANCE FOR EXPENSES AND INDEMNIFICATION FOR OFFICERS (\u00a7 13.1-702)\n\nUnless limited by a corporation’s articles of incorporation:\n\n1. An officer of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding because he is an\nofficer is entitled to mandatory indemnification under § 13.1-698 and is\nentitled to apply for court-ordered advance or reimbursement of expenses and\nindemnification under § 13.1-700.1, in each case to the same extent as a\ndirector; and\n\n2. The corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this article to an\nofficer who is a party to a proceeding because the individual is an officer to\nthe same extent as to a director.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13.1-3.1; 1968, c. 570; 1975, c. 500; 1979, c. 99; 1985,\nc. 522; 2005, c. 765; 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"}}