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Virginia Code Title 13.1. Corporations § 13.1-885. Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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; or

4. To make any other change expressly permitted by this Act to be made without member action.

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