{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-885","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-885","heading":"Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors","body":"A. Where there are no members, or no members having voting rights, an amendment shall be adopted at a meeting of the board of directors upon receiving the vote of at least two-thirds of the directors in office. The board may adopt one or more amendments at any one meeting.B. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without member action:1. To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;2. To delete the name of the initial registered agent or the address of the initial registered office, if a statement of change described in § 13.1-834 is on file with the Commission;3. To add, delete, or change a geographic attribution for the name; or4. To make any other change expressly permitted by this Act to be made without member action.Code 1950, § 13.1-236; 1956, c. 428; 1964, c. 580; 1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 925; 2015, c. 623.","path":["Title 13.1. CORPORATIONS","Chapter 10. VIRGINIA NONSTOCK CORPORATION ACT","Article 10. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-885/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"e84644c387f6ed9946c341b7a6f152a384587161397ab80b311bf55d46d01efe","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-884","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-886"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}