CODE OF VIRGINIA UNLAWFUL TO TRANSACT OR OFFER TO TRANSACT BUSINESS AS A BUSINESS TRUST; PENALTY (ยง 13.1-1206) A. It shall be unlawful for any person to transact business in this Commonwealth as a business trust or to offer or advertise to transact business in this Commonwealth as a business trust unless the alleged business trust is either a domestic business trust or a foreign business trust authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth. B. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. HISTORY: 2002, c. 621.