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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>346302</law_id><section_number>13.1-1010</section_number><catch_line>Organizers</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="44" identifier="13.1">Corporations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="15" identifier="12">Virginia Limited Liability Company Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Formation</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>One or more <span class="dictionary">persons</span> may act as organizers of a <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span> by signing and delivering <span class="dictionary">articles of organization</span> to the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> for filing. An organizer need not be a <span class="dictionary">member</span> of the <span class="dictionary">limited liability company</span> after formation has occurred.</p></section></text><history>1991, c. 168; 2006, c. 748; 2016, c. 288.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>Spain v. Williams (In Re Williams)</name><case_number>19-30666</case_number><citation>455 B.R. 485</citation><date>2011-05-19</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2195040/spain-v-williams-in-re-williams/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 455 B.R. 485 (2011) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="1"><name>JTB Enterprises, L.C. v. D &amp; B Venture, L.C. (In re DeLUCA)</name><case_number>Bankruptcy No. 95-11924-AM; Adv. No. 95-1182</case_number><citation>194 B.R. 79</citation><date>1996-02-08</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8519845/jtb-enterprises-lc-v-d-b-venture-lc-in-re-deluca/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. MEMORANDUM OPINION .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="2"><name>In Re DeLuca</name><case_number>19-70194</case_number><citation>194 B.R. 65</citation><date>1996-01-02</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1992558/in-re-deluca/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 194 B.R. 65 (1996) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="3"><name>Broyhill v. DeLUCA (In re DeLUCA)</name><case_number>Bankruptcy No. 95-11924-AM; Adv. No. 95-1181</case_number><citation>194 B.R. 65</citation><date>1996-01-02</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8519844/broyhill-v-deluca-in-re-deluca/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. MEMORANDUM OPINION .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="4"><name>In Re DeLuca</name><case_number>19-10684</case_number><citation>194 B.R. 79</citation><date>1996-02-08</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1992968/in-re-deluca/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 194 B.R. 79 (1996) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
