Virginia § 13.1-549.2 - Registration certificate required for corporation engaged in practice of law
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§ 13.1-549.2. Registration certificate required for corporation engaged in practice of law
Before any professional corporation may engage in the practice of law in this Commonwealth, it shall first obtain and maintain a registration certificate required for such corporation by Chapter 39 of Title 54.1. Any such professional corporation which has been issued a certificate of incorporation before June 1, 1973, shall be issued a registration certificate upon the payment of the required fee and upon compliance with § 54.1-3902 on or before January 1, 1974.
1973, c. 484.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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