CODE OF VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE TIME AND DATE OF DOCUMENT (§ 13.1-806)

A. A certificate issued by the Commission is effective at the time such
certificate is issued, unless the certificate relates to articles filed with the
Commission and the articles state that the certificate shall become effective at
a later time and date specified in the articles. In that event the certificate
shall become effective at the earlier of the time and date so specified or 11:59
p.m. on the 15th day after the date on which the certificate is issued by the
Commission. Any other document filed with the Commission shall be effective when
accepted for filing unless otherwise provided for in this Act.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A, any certificate that has a delayed effective
time and date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and
date, the parties to the articles to which the certificate relates file a
request for cancellation with the Commission and the Commission, by order,
cancels the certificate.

C. Notwithstanding subsection A, for purposes of §§ 13.1-829 and 13.1-924, any
certificate that has a delayed effective date shall be deemed to be effective
when the certificate is issued.

HISTORY: 1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 925.