{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-1051","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-1051","heading":"Authority to transact business required; governing law","body":"A. A foreign limited liability company may not transact business in the Commonwealth until it obtains a certificate of registration from the Commission.B. Subject to the Constitution of the Commonwealth:1. Except as provided in §§ 13.1-1099.8 and 13.1-1099.10, the laws of the state or other jurisdiction under which a foreign limited liability company is formed govern its formation and internal affairs and the liability of its members and managers; and2. A foreign limited liability company may not be denied a certificate of registration by reason of any difference between those laws and the laws of the Commonwealth.However, a foreign limited liability company holding a valid certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth shall have no greater rights and privileges than a domestic limited liability company. The certificate of registration shall not be deemed to authorize the foreign limited liability company to exercise any of its powers or purposes that a domestic limited liability company is forbidden by law to exercise in the Commonwealth.1991, c. 168; 2008, c. 108; 2019, c. 636.","path":["Title 13.1. Corporations","Chapter 12. Virginia Limited Liability Company Act","Article 10. Foreign Limited Liability Companies"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-1051/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"87c2016f3cc6da6432867f888618fc376f4d6e35cb0f0afc67635960e25b902c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-1050.5","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-1052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}