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Va. Code Ann. § 1-231 (2026)

When "person" includes business trust and limited liability company

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Whenever the term "person" is defined to include both "corporation" and "partnership," such term shall also include "business trust and limited liability company."

2002, c. 621, § 1-13.19:1; 2005, c. 839.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Jimenez v. Corr, 288 Va. 395 (Va. 2014).
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Jimenez v. Corr, 288 Va. 395 (Va. 2014). · cites it 2× “Fletcher, 3 We note that the type of trust we refer to in today's opinion – that is, a fiduciary relationship – is different in kind from a business trust. A business trust under the Virginia Business Trust Act, Code § 13.”
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