{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-613","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-613","heading":"Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a corporation unless authorized","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person to transact business in this Commonwealth as a corporation or to offer or advertise to transact business in this Commonwealth as a corporation unless the alleged corporation is either a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 13.1-135; 1958, c. 565; 1981, c. 320; 1985, c. 522.","path":["Title 13.1. CORPORATIONS","Chapter 9. VIRGINIA STOCK CORPORATION ACT","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-613/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"a45332bb70dbeb0a4faf8a425370987f2e8549b6e7a32c8bd87c0e1d382f03a9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-612","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-614"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}