{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-674","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-674","heading":"Qualifications for directors or for nominees for director","body":"A. The articles of incorporation or bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors or for nominees for director.B. A requirement that is based on a past, current, or prospective action, or on an expression of an opinion, by a nominee or director that (i) relates to the discharge of a director's duties and (ii) could limit the ability of the nominee or director to discharge his duties as a director is not a permissible qualification for a nominee or director under this section. Permissible qualifications for a nominee or director under this section include the person's not being or having been subject to specified criminal, civil, or regulatory sanctions or not having been removed as a director by judicial action or for cause.C. A director need not be a resident of the Commonwealth or a shareholder of the corporation unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws so prescribe.D. A qualification for nomination for director that is prescribed before a person's nomination shall apply to the person at the time of his nomination. A qualification for nomination for director that is prescribed after a person's nomination shall not apply to that person with respect to such nomination.E. A qualification for directors that is prescribed before a person's nomination for director may provide that it applies (i) only at the start of the director's term or (ii) during that person's term as director. A qualification for directors prescribed during a director's term shall not apply to that director prior to the end of that director's term.Code 1950, § 13.1-35; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 2012, c. 706; 2015, c. 611; 2019, c. 734.","path":["Title 13.1. Corporations","Chapter 9. Virginia Stock Corporation Act","Article 9. Directors and Officers"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-674/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"7de8242415ee7b754807550b59d06f8e6aea3f9454a2025c14c35401c4d7da79","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-673","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-675"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}