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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>346955</law_id><section_number>13.1-770</section_number><catch_line>Corporate records</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>13.1-610</reference><reference>13.1-693</reference><reference>13.1-771</reference><reference>13.1-997</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="23" identifier="18">Records and Reports</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> or board of directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the board of directors in place of the board of directors on behalf of the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>. <a id="paragraph-1294462" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> shall maintain accounting records in a form that permits preparation of its financial statements. <a id="paragraph-1294463" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> shall maintain a record of its current <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> in alphabetical <span class="dictionary">order</span> by class and series, if any, of <span class="dictionary">shares</span> showing the address of, and the number and class and series, if any, of <span class="dictionary">shares</span> held by each <span class="dictionary">shareholder</span>. The foregoing shall not require the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> to maintain, as part of such record of <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span>, beneficial owners whose <span class="dictionary">shares</span> are held by a nominee on the <span class="dictionary">shareholder</span>&#x2019;s behalf except to the extent that the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> has established and maintains a procedure for registration of such rights under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Shares held by intermediaries and nominees" href="/13.1-664/">13.1-664</a>. Nothing contained in this subsection shall require the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> to include in such record the <span class="dictionary">electronic</span> mail address or other <span class="dictionary">electronic</span> contact information of a <span class="dictionary">shareholder</span>. <a id="paragraph-1294464" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> A <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> shall maintain its records in the form of a <span class="dictionary">document</span>, including an <span class="dictionary">electronic record</span>, or in another form capable of conversion into paper form within a reasonable time. <a id="paragraph-1294465" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> A <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> shall maintain the following records: <a id="paragraph-1294466" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A copy of its <span class="dictionary">articles of incorporation</span> as currently in effect, and any notices to <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> referred to in subdivision L 5 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Filing requirements" href="/13.1-604/">13.1-604</a> specifying <span class="dictionary">facts</span> on which a filed <span class="dictionary">document</span> is dependent if those <span class="dictionary">facts</span> are not included in the <span class="dictionary">articles of incorporation</span> or otherwise available as specified in subdivision L 5 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Filing requirements" href="/13.1-604/">13.1-604</a>; <a id="paragraph-1294467" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#E1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Its bylaws as currently in effect; <a id="paragraph-1294468" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#E2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Resolutions adopted by its board of directors creating one or more classes or series of <span class="dictionary">shares</span>, and fixing their relative rights, preferences, and limitations, if <span class="dictionary">shares</span> issued pursuant to those resolutions are outstanding; <a id="paragraph-1294469" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#E3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The minutes of all <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span>&#x2019; meetings, and records of all action taken by <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> without a meeting, for the past three years; <a id="paragraph-1294470" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#E4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> All <span class="dictionary">written</span> communications within the past three years to <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> generally, including the financial statements furnished for the past three years under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Financial statements for shareholders" href="/13.1-774/">13.1-774</a>; <a id="paragraph-1294471" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#E5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> A list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers; and <a id="paragraph-1294472" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#E6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> A copy of its most recent annual report filed with the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Annual report of domestic and foreign corporations" href="/13.1-775/">13.1-775</a>. <a id="paragraph-1294473" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-770/#E7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 13.1-47; 1956, c. 428; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522; 2005, c. 765; 2008, c. 91; 2010, c. 782; 2019, c. 734.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>William L. Respess v. VMI Alumni Association</name><case_number>1290233</case_number><citation></citation><date>2024-06-25</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9820545/william-l-respess-v-vmi-alumni-association/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item><item key="1"><name>WLR Foods, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.</name><case_number>Civ. A. 94-012-H</case_number><citation>869 F. Supp. 419</citation><date>1994-12-06</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1496090/wlr-foods-inc-v-tyson-foods-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 869 F.Supp. 419 (1994) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, W.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="2"><name>Day v. MCC Acquisition, LC</name><case_number>190603</case_number><citation></citation><date>2020-10-15</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4796652/day-v-mcc-acquisition-lc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. PRESENT: Lemons, C.J., Goodwyn, Powell, Kelsey, McCullough, and Chafin, JJ., and Millette, .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
