{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-812","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-812","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 the Commonwealth as a corporation or to offer or advertise to transact business in the Commonwealth as a corporation unless the alleged corporation is either a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 13.1-296; 1958, c. 565; 1981, c. 320; 1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 925.","path":["Title 13.1. CORPORATIONS","Chapter 10. VIRGINIA NONSTOCK CORPORATION ACT","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-812/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"2095b7ad247e2e767069a3871c9fd01e71336b7ae8f1ae5fe4b4b6886f16c10b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-811","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-813"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}