Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 13.1. Corporations |
CHAPTER 9. Virginia Stock Corporation Act |
ARTICLE 11. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws |
SECTION 13.1-714. Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders |
A. A corporation's shareholders may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws. B. A corporation's board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws except to the extent that: 1. The articles of incorporation or § 13.1-715 reserves that power exclusively to the shareholders; or 2. Except as provided in subsection E of § 13.1-715 , the shareholders in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw expressly provide that the board of directors may not amend, repeal, or reinstate that bylaw. C. A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the bylaws. Code 1950, §§ 13-10, 13.1-24; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 2005, c. 13.1-715 ; 2010, c. 13.1-715 ; 2019, c. 13.1-715 . |