{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-924","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 13.1-924","heading":"Corporate name of foreign corporation","body":"A. No certificate of authority shall be issued to a foreign corporation unless the corporate name of such foreign corporation satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829.B. If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of § 13.1-829, to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth, if its real name is unavailable, the foreign corporation may use a designated name that is available, and that satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-829, if it informs the Commission of the designated name.Code 1950, §§ 13.1-267, 13.1-268, 13.1-277; 1956, c. 428; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522; 1986, cc. 232, 571; 2003, c. 592; 2005, c. 379; 2007, c. 925; 2012, c. 63.","path":["Title 13.1. CORPORATIONS","Chapter 10. VIRGINIA NONSTOCK CORPORATION ACT","Article 14. FOREIGN CORPORATIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-924/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:14Z","sha256":"08553f0abdb274e2fe930826b4aad7c0fad6df005f5c4e125e5a070f834f0589","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-923","next":"us-va/va.-code-13.1-925"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}