{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-626","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-626","heading":"Purposes","body":"Every corporation incorporated under this Act has the purpose of engaging in any lawful business unless a more limited purpose is (i) set forth in the articles of incorporation, or (ii) required to be set forth in the articles of incorporation by § 13.1-620, or any other law of this Commonwealth.1985, c. 522.","path":["Title 13.1. CORPORATIONS","Chapter 9. VIRGINIA STOCK CORPORATION ACT","Article 4. PURPOSES AND POWERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-626/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"2940041542d5f040cd629457f1e1dd800a4260cdd6857885281cf31b1ae17dc3","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-625","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-627"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}