{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31d-3-301","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31D-3-301","heading":"Purposes.","body":"(a) Every corporation incorporated under this chapter has the purpose of engaging in any lawful business unless a more limited purpose is set forth in the articles of incorporation.\n(b) A corporation engaging in a business that is subject to regulation under another statute of this state may incorporate under this chapter only if permitted by, and subject to all limitations of, the other statute.","path":["CHAPTER 31D. WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT.","ARTICLE 3. PURPOSES AND POWERS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31D-3-301/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:04Z","sha256":"87fae051a8fa2f2821f534b071e59433ac6b6c985f53a5d2732182e672dbbfd5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31d-2-206","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31d-3-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}