Va. Code § 6.2-1024: Restrictions on control, officers and directors

A. None of the following individuals or entities shall acquire control of any trust company under § 6.2-1023:1. An agent;2. A broker-dealer;3. An investment advisor;4. An investment advisor representative;5. An investment company; or6. Any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, business trust, association, or similar organization.B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit (i) the formation of a trust company holding company by a trust company, (ii) any officer, director, or employee of a trust company holding company or a subsidiary of a trust company holding company from owning, indirectly, five percent or more of any class of capital stock of an affiliated trust company, or (iii) the acquisition of a trust company pursuant to § 6.2-1023 by a bank holding company as defined in 12 U.S.C. § 1841 or by a corporation that controls a subsidiary authorized to engage in the trust business under federal law or the laws of any state.1993, c. 432, § 6.1-32.20; 1994, c. 524; 1995, c. 140; 2004, c. 781; 2010, c. 794.