Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 13.1. Corporations |
CHAPTER 10. Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act |
ARTICLE 10. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws |
SECTION 13.1-885. Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors |
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. Code 1950, § 13.1-236; 1956, c. 428; 1964, c. 580; 1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 13.1-834 ; 2015, c. 13.1-834 . |