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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 621<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 63<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":346306,"section_number":"13.1-1013","catch_line":"Reserved name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1013\/"},{"id":346473,"section_number":"13.1-1203","catch_line":"Issuance of certificate by Commission; recordation of documents","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1203\/"},{"id":346485,"section_number":"13.1-1215","catch_line":"Reserved name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1215\/"},{"id":346514,"section_number":"13.1-1242","catch_line":"Application for certificate of registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1242\/"},{"id":346757,"section_number":"13.1-631","catch_line":"Reserved name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-631\/"},{"id":347014,"section_number":"13.1-830","catch_line":"Reserved name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-830\/"},{"id":366795,"section_number":"50-73.3","catch_line":"Reserved name","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":346484,"section_number":"13.1-1214","catch_line":"Name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1214\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1376471,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346516,"identifier":"13.1-1244","token":"13.1\/14\/9\/13.1-1244","url":"\/13.1-1244\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1244\/","token":"13.1\/14\/9\/13.1-1244","dublin_core":{"Title":"Name","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1244","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No certificate of registration shall be issued to a foreign business trust<\/span> unless the name of such foreign business trust<\/span> satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-1214<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the name of a foreign business trust<\/span> does not satisfy the requirements of § 13.1-1214<\/a>, to obtain or maintain a certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth, the foreign business trust<\/span> may use a designated name that is available, and which satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-1214<\/a>, if it informs the Commission<\/span> of the designated name. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNAME (\u00a7 13.1-1244)\n\nA. No certificate of registration shall be issued to a foreign business trust\nunless the name of such foreign business trust satisfies the requirements of\n§ 13.1-1214.\n\nB. If the name of a foreign business trust does not satisfy the requirements of\n§ 13.1-1214, to obtain or maintain a certificate of registration to\ntransact business in the Commonwealth, the foreign business trust may use a\ndesignated name that is available, and which satisfies the requirements of\n§ 13.1-1214, if it informs the Commission of the designated name.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 621; 2012, c. 63.","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"}}