2018 Code of Virginia
Title 13.1 - Corporations
Chapter 10 - Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act
§ 13.1-806. Effective time and date of document
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 ยงยง 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.
1985, c. 522; 2007, c. 925.
