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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>347011</law_id><section_number>13.1-827</section_number><catch_line>Emergency powers</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="13" identifier="10">Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="4" identifier="4">Purposes and Powers</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In anticipation of or during an emergency defined in subsection D, the <span class="dictionary">board of directors</span> of a <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> may: <a id="paragraph-1294771" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-827/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Modify lines of succession to accommodate the incapacity of any <span class="dictionary">director</span>, officer, employee, or agent; and <a id="paragraph-1294772" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-827/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Relocate the <span class="dictionary">principal office</span>, designate alternative <span class="dictionary">principal offices</span> or regional offices, or authorize the officers to do so. <a id="paragraph-1294773" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-827/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> During an emergency defined in subsection D, unless emergency bylaws provide otherwise: <a id="paragraph-1294774" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-827/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Notice of a meeting of the <span class="dictionary">board of directors</span> need be given only to those directors whom it is practicable to reach and may be given in any practicable manner, including by publication and radio; and <a id="paragraph-1294775" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-827/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> One or more officers of the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> present at a meeting of the <span class="dictionary">board of directors</span> may be deemed by a majority of the directors present at the meeting to be directors for the meeting, in <span class="dictionary">order</span> of rank and within the same rank in <span class="dictionary">order</span> of seniority, as necessary to achieve a quorum. <a id="paragraph-1294776" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-827/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Corporate action taken in good faith during an emergency under this section to further the ordinary business affairs of the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>: <a id="paragraph-1294777" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-827/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Binds the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>; and <a id="paragraph-1294778" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-827/#C1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> May not be used to impose liability on a <span class="dictionary">director</span>, officer, employee, or agent of the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>. <a id="paragraph-1294779" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-827/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">board of directors</span> cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event. <a id="paragraph-1294780" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-827/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 925.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
