78853513.1-1249Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016CorporationsVirginia Business Trust ActForeign Business TrustsTransactions not constituting doing business2002, c. 621; 2013, c. 25.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-1249/8.01-328.1When personal jurisdiction over person may be exercised/8.01-328.1//13.1-1249/13.1/14/9/13.1-1249The following activities of a foreign business trust, among others, do not constitute transacting business within the meaning of this article:sectionAA1 Maintaining, defending, or settling any proceeding;sectionA1A12 Holding meetings of its beneficial owners or carrying on any other activities concerning its internal affairs;sectionA2A22 Maintaining bank accounts;sectionA3A32 Selling through independent contractors;sectionA5A52 Soliciting or obtaining orders, whether by mail or through employees or agents or otherwise, if the orders require acceptance outside this Commonwealth before they become contracts;sectionA6A62 Creating or acquiring indebtedness, deeds of trust, and security interests in real or personal property;sectionA7A72 Securing or collecting debts or enforcing deeds of trust and security interests in property securing the debts;sectionA8A82 Owning, without more, real or personal property;sectionA9A92 Conducting an isolated transaction that is completed within 30 days and that is not one in the course of repeated transactions of a like nature;sectionA10A102 For a period of less than 90 consecutive days, producing, directing, filming, crewing or acting in motion picture feature films, television series or commercials, or promotional films that are sent outside of the Commonwealth for processing, editing, marketing and distribution; orsectionA11A112 Serving, without more, as a general partner of, or as a partner in a partnership that is a general partner of, a domestic or foreign limited partnership that does not otherwise transact business in the Commonwealth.sectionA12A122The list of activities in subsection A is not exhaustive. This section does not apply in determining the contacts or activities that may subject a foreign business trust to service of process or taxation in this Commonwealth or to regulation under any other law of this Commonwealth.sectionCC1