{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-1206","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-1206","heading":"Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a business trust; penalty","body":"A. It shall be unlawful for any person to transact business in this Commonwealth as a business trust or to offer or advertise to transact business in this Commonwealth as a business trust unless the alleged business trust is either a domestic business trust or a foreign business trust authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth.B. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.2002, c. 621.","path":["Title 13.1. CORPORATIONS","Chapter 14. VIRGINIA BUSINESS TRUST ACT","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-1206/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"97018e7907d4d57f3b67b86233c316189615642df734045b9f38184d8d43cf14","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-1205","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-1207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}