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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 636<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":346295,"section_number":"13.1-1004","catch_line":"Issuance of certificate by Commission; recordation of documents","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1004\/"},{"id":346296,"section_number":"13.1-1005","catch_line":"Fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1005\/"},{"id":346411,"section_number":"13.1-1093","catch_line":"Additional limitations on operating agreement","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1093\/"},{"id":346432,"section_number":"13.1-1099.23","catch_line":"Registration of foreign series limited liability company and foreign protected series; amended application; voluntary cancellation; reinstatement","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1099.23\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":346305,"section_number":"13.1-1012","catch_line":"Name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1012\/"},{"id":346413,"section_number":"13.1-1095","catch_line":"Protected series designation; amendment","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1095\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1375619,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346414,"identifier":"13.1-1096","token":"13.1\/12\/16\/13.1-1096","url":"\/13.1-1096\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1096\/","token":"13.1\/12\/16\/13.1-1096","dublin_core":{"Title":"Name","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1096","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, the name of a protected series<\/span> shall comply with the provisions of § 13.1-1012<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The name of a protected series<\/span> of a series limited liability company<\/span> shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Begin with the name of the series limited liability company<\/span>, including any words or abbreviation required by subsection A of § 13.1-1012<\/a> to designate that the series limited liability company<\/span> is a limited liability company<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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C.<\/span> If a series limited liability company<\/span> changes its name, the series limited liability company<\/span> shall deliver to the Commission<\/span> for filing a statement of designation change for each protected series<\/span> of the series limited liability company<\/span> pursuant to subsection D of § 13.1-1095<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNAME (\u00a7 13.1-1096)\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, the name of a protected series\nshall comply with the provisions of § 13.1-1012.\n\nB. The name of a protected series of a series limited liability company shall:\n\n 1. Begin with the name of the series limited liability company, including any\n words or abbreviation required by subsection A of § 13.1-1012 to\n designate that the series limited liability company is a limited liability\n company; and\n\n 2. Contain the phrase “protected series” or the abbreviation\n “P.S.” or “PS.”\n\nC. If a series limited liability company changes its name, the series limited\nliability company shall deliver to the Commission for filing a statement of\ndesignation change for each protected series of the series limited liability\ncompany pursuant to subsection D of § 13.1-1095.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 636; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 487.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}