Virginia § 13.1-751 - Termination of corporate existence by incorporators or initial directors

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 13.1-751 — Termination of corporate existence by incorporators or initial directors, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 13.1-751. Termination of corporate existence by incorporators or initial directors

A majority of the initial directors, or, if initial directors were not named in the articles of incorporation and have not been elected, a majority of the incorporators of a corporation that has not issued shares or has not commenced business may dissolve the corporation and terminate its corporate existence by filing with the Commission articles of termination of corporate existence that set forth:

1. The name of the corporation;

2. The date of its incorporation;

3. Either (i) that none of the corporation's shares have been issued or (ii) that the corporation has not commenced business;

4. That no debt of the corporation remains unpaid;

5. That the net assets of the corporation remaining after winding up have been distributed to the shareholders, if shares were issued; and

6. That a majority of the initial directors authorized the dissolution or that initial directors were not named in the articles of incorporation and have not been elected and a majority of the incorporators authorized the dissolution.

Code 1950, § 13.1-79; 1956, c. 428; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522; 1986, c. 234; 2019, c. 734.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 13.1-751 ("Termination of corporate existence by incorporators or initial directors") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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