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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>346298</law_id><section_number>13.1-1007</section_number><catch_line>Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a limited liability company unless authorized</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="44" identifier="13.1">Corporations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="15" identifier="12">Virginia Limited Liability Company Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> to transact business in this Commonwealth as a <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span> or to offer or advertise to transact business in this Commonwealth as a <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span> unless the alleged <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span> is either a <span class="dictionary">domestic limited liability company</span> or a <span class="dictionary">foreign limited liability company</span> authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth. Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>1991, c. 168; 2013, c. 17.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
