{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-714","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-714","heading":"Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders","body":"A. A corporation's shareholders may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws.B. A corporation's board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws except to the extent that:1. The articles of incorporation or § 13.1-715 reserves that power exclusively to the shareholders; or2. Except as provided in subsection E of § 13.1-624, the shareholders in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw expressly provide that the board of directors may not amend, repeal, or reinstate that bylaw.C. A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the bylaws.Code 1950, §§ 13-10, 13.1-24; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 2005, c. 765; 2010, c. 782; 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/13.1-714/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"40b078c567fe7fbf9d4aa5836cfab77d77259ad2d2a56cea7f849e1e33777584","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-713","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-715"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}