{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-705","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-705","heading":"Authority to amend articles of incorporation","body":"A. A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time to add or change a provision that is required or permitted in the articles as of the effective date of the amendment or to delete a provision that is not required to be contained in the articles of incorporation.B. A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the articles of incorporation, including provisions relating to management, control, capital structure, dividend entitlement, purpose, or duration of the corporation.Code 1950, § 13.1-55; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564; 1985, c. 522; 2019, c. 734.","path":["Title 13.1. Corporations","Chapter 9. Virginia Stock Corporation Act","Article 11. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-705/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"56a34958e2374c6c5ebb55938e1123f6b8ba06616b10b6495b2871b4a75bc3e6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-704","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}