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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>346830</law_id><section_number>13.1-690</section_number><catch_line>General standards of conduct for director</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>13.1-1229</reference><reference>13.1-646</reference><reference>13.1-692</reference><reference>13.1-727.1</reference><reference>13.1-728.9</reference><reference>13.1-788</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="44" identifier="13.1">Corporations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="12" identifier="9">Virginia Stock Corporation Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="11" identifier="9">Directors and Officers</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A director shall discharge his duties as a director, including his duties as a member of a committee, in accordance with his good faith business <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> of the best <span class="dictionary">interests</span> of the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>. <a id="paragraph-1293588" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-690/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Unless a director has knowledge or information concerning the matter in question that makes reliance unwarranted, the director is entitled to rely on information, <span class="dictionary">opinions</span>, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by: <a id="paragraph-1293589" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-690/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> One or more officers or employees of the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> whom the director believes, in good faith, to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; <a id="paragraph-1293590" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-690/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Legal <span class="dictionary">counsel</span>, public accountants, or other <span class="dictionary">persons</span> as to matters the director believes, in good faith, are within the <span class="dictionary">person</span>&#x2019;s professional or expert competence; or <a id="paragraph-1293591" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-690/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A committee of the board of directors of which he is not a member if the director believes, in good faith, that the committee merits confidence. <a id="paragraph-1293592" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-690/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A director is not liable for any action taken as a director, or any failure to take any action, if he performed the duties of his office in compliance with this section. <a id="paragraph-1293593" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-690/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> A <span class="dictionary">person</span> alleging a violation of this section has the burden of proving the violation. <a id="paragraph-1293594" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-690/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7;&#xA7; 13-206, 13-207, 13.1-44; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 2019, c. 734.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. Richmond A. Dellastatious, and Frank Romano v. Donald F. .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </name><case_number>00-1577</case_number><citation>242 F.3d 191</citation><date>2001-02-22</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/772338/richmond-a-dellastatious-and-frank-romano-v-donald-f-williams-ray/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 242 F.3d 191 (4th Cir. 2001) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</court_html></item><item key="1"><name>Dellastatious v. Williams</name><case_number>00-1577, 00-1595</case_number><citation>242 F.3d 191</citation><date>2001-02-22</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2967340/dellastatious-v-williams/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. OPINION .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</court_html></item><item key="2"><name>Remora Investments, L.L.C. v. Orr</name><case_number>Record 080313.</case_number><citation>673 S.E.2d 845</citation><date>2009-02-27</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058372/remora-investments-llc-v-orr/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 673 S.E.2d 845 (2009) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="3"><name>Willard v. Moneta Building Supply, Inc.</name><case_number>Record 981836</case_number><citation>515 S.E.2d 277</citation><date>1999-06-11</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059739/willard-v-moneta-building-supply-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. JUSTICE KOONTZ, with whom JUSTICE HASSELL .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="4"><name>Wlr Foods, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.</name><case_number>Civ. A. No. 94-0012-H</case_number><citation>155 F.R.D. 136</citation><date>1994-04-25</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9045584/wlr-foods-inc-v-tyson-foods-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. MEMORANDUM OPINION .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, W.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="5"><name>Berman v. Physical Medicine Associates, Ltd.</name><case_number>99-1043</case_number><citation>225 F.3d 429</citation><date>2000-08-23</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2967261/berman-v-physical-medicine-associates-ltd/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</court_html></item><item key="6"><name>Matson v. Alpert (In re LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.)</name><case_number>Bankruptcy No. 08-35994; Adversary No. 11-03168</case_number><citation>470 B.R. 759</citation><date>2012-03-01</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8522215/matson-v-alpert-in-re-landamerica-financial-group-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. MEMORANDUM OPINION .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="7"><name>WLR Foods, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.</name><case_number>Civ. A. 94-012-H</case_number><citation>857 F. Supp. 492</citation><date>1994-06-01</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2008780/wlr-foods-inc-v-tyson-foods-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 857 F.Supp. 492 (1994) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, W.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="8"><name>Simmons v. Miller</name><case_number>Record 000785</case_number><citation>544 S.E.2d 666</citation><date>2001-04-20</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059483/simmons-v-miller/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 544 S.E.2d 666 (2001) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="9"><name>Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner v. Matyiko</name><case_number>Record 960433</case_number><citation>481 S.E.2d 468</citation><date>1997-01-10</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1060097/commonwealth-transportation-commissioner-v-matyiko/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 481 S.E.2d 468 (1997) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
