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In the case of foreign corporations, the certificate of authority to transact business in this Commonwealth issued by the Commission under any prior act of this Commonwealth shall continue in effect subject to the provisions hereof.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1294536,"text":"Unless otherwise provided, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all domestic and foreign corporations existing at the time this chapter takes effect and their shareholders. The charter of every corporation heretofore or hereafter organized in this Commonwealth shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. 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It has been modified 3 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. 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The charter of every <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span> heretofore or hereafter organized in this Commonwealth shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. In the case of <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign corporations<\/span>, the certificate of authority to transact business in this Commonwealth issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> under any prior act of this Commonwealth shall continue in effect subject to the provisions hereof.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION TO EXISTING CORPORATIONS (\u00a7 13.1-778)\n\nUnless otherwise provided, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all\ndomestic and foreign corporations existing at the time this chapter takes effect\nand their shareholders. The charter of every corporation heretofore or hereafter\norganized in this Commonwealth shall be subject to the provisions of this\nchapter. In the case of foreign corporations, the certificate of authority to\ntransact business in this Commonwealth issued by the Commission under any prior\nact of this Commonwealth shall continue in effect subject to the provisions\nhereof.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13.1-128; 1956, c. 428; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 57; 1975, c.\n500; 1985, c. 522.","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"}}