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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345232</law_id><section_number>1-231</section_number><catch_line>When &amp;#8220;person&amp;#8221; includes business trust and limited liability company</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="2.1">Common Law and Rules of Construction</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Rules of Construction and Definitions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whenever the term &#x201C;person&#x201D; is defined to include both &#x201C;corporation&#x201D; and &#x201C;partnership,&#x201D; such term shall also include &#x201C;business trust and limited liability company.&#x201D;</p></section></text><history>2002, c. 621, &#xA7; 1-13.19:1; 2005, c. 839.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
