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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>346627</law_id><section_number>13.1-434</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</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="7" identifier="4.2">Securities Registered in Joint Names</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this chapter:</p></section>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Corporation</span>&#x201D; means a private or public <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>, association, or trust issuing a <span class="dictionary">security</span>. <a id="paragraph-1292542" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-434/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Security</span>&#x201D; includes any share of stock, <span class="dictionary">bond</span>, debenture, note or other <span class="dictionary">security</span> issued by a <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> and registered as to ownership on the books of the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>. <a id="paragraph-1292543" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-434/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="c"><p><span class="prefix-number">c.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Transfer agent</span>&#x201D; includes any person employed or authorized to transfer securities issued by a <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>, including a registrar. <a id="paragraph-1292544" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-434/#c"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1960, c. 20.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
