Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-1022 (2026)

Management of limited liability company

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A. Except to the extent that the articles of organization or an operating agreement provides in writing for management of a limited liability company by a manager or managers, management of a limited liability company shall be vested in its members.

B. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, in the articles of organization, or in an operating agreement, the members of a limited liability company shall vote in proportion to their contributions to the limited liability company, as adjusted from time to time, and a majority vote of the members of a limited liability company shall consist of the vote or other approval of members having a majority share of the voting power of all members.

C. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, in the articles of organization, or in an operating agreement, any action required or permitted to be taken by the members of a limited liability company may be taken upon a majority vote of the members.

D. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization or an operating agreement, the members of a limited liability company have the power and authority to delegate to one or more other persons the members' rights and powers to manage and control the business and affairs of the limited liability company, including to delegate to agents, officers and employees of a member or manager of the limited liability company, and to delegate by a management agreement or other agreement with, or otherwise to, other persons. Such persons may be denominated as officers of the limited liability company without being deemed to have the status of a manager, unless designated as a manager in the articles of organization or an operating agreement.

E. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization or an operating agreement, the members of a limited liability company may take action permitted or required to be taken by the members without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by members having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting. A consent transmitted by a member by electronic transmission shall be deemed to be signed for the purposes of this section. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization or an operating agreement, on any matter that is to be voted on by members, the members may vote in person or by proxy.

F. The articles of organization or an operating agreement may provide for classes or groups of members having such relative rights, powers, and duties as the articles of organization or an operating agreement may provide, and may make provision for the future creation in the manner provided in the articles of organization or an operating agreement of additional classes or groups of members having such relative rights, powers, and duties as may from time to time be established, including rights, powers, and duties senior to existing classes and groups of members.

G. The articles of organization, an operating agreement, or a plan of merger may provide that dissenters' rights with respect to a membership interest shall be available for any class or group of members in connection with any amendment of an operating agreement, any merger in which the limited liability company is a party, any conversion of the limited liability company to another business form, any transfer to or domestication in any other jurisdiction by the limited liability company, or the sale of all or substantially all of the limited liability company's assets.

1991, c. 168; 1992, c. 574; 1995, c. 168; 1998, c. 432; 2002, c. 288; 2004, c. 601; 2005, c. 255.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: Gowin v. Granite Depot, LLC, 634 S.E.2d 714 (Va. 2006).
Gowin v. Granite Depot, LLC, 634 S.E.2d 714 (Va. 2006). · cites it 6× “Furthermore, Code § 13.1-1022(E) allows corporate actions to be taken outside the context of a meeting only when the requisite number of members sign a document reflecting the action taken and their consent to it.”
Off. Comm. of Unsecured Creditors v. Virginia Broadband, LLC (In re Virginia Broadband, LLC), 498 B.R. 90 (Bankr. W.D. Va. 2013). · cites it 6× “See Va.Code Ann. §§ 13.1-1022(0 and (D) (West 2013).”
In Re Garrison-Ashburn L.C., 253 B.R. 700 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2000). · cites it 3× “§ 13.1-1022. Consequently, the issue resolves to the authority of the manager of Garrison-Woods.”
Spain v. Williams (In Re Williams), 455 B.R. 485 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2011). · cites it 4× “See Va.Code §§ 13.1-1022, 1023, 1038.1 (2010).”
Ospta v. Summit Grp. Props., 724 S.E.2d 718 (Va. 2012). “1(A)(3), which states that any act of a member "which is not apparently for carrying on in the ordinary course the limited liability company business or business of the kind carried on by the limited liability company binds the limited liability company only if the act was…”
Williams v. White, 412 B.R. 860 (Bankr. W.D. Va. 2009). · cites it 2× “See Va.Code Ann. § 13.1-1022 (2009). 2 . The Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in In re Criswell explained why the DeWitt standard should be applied to Virginia cases: Although DeWitt was a diversity case in which South Carolina law was applicable, the DeWitt…”
In re Virginia Broadband, LLC, 521 B.R. 539 (Bankr. W.D. Va. 2014). · cites it 2× “Va.Code Ann. § 13.1-1022(A). VABB is a manager-managed limited liability company.”
In Re DeLuca, 194 B.R. 79 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 1996). · cites it 3× “§ 13.1-1022, Va.Code Ann. Managers, if provided for in the articles of organization or operating agreement, are elected by the members.”
In Re DeLuca, 194 B.R. 65 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 1996). “§ 13.1-1022, Va.Code Ann. Managers, if provided for in the articles of organization or operating agreement, are elected by the members.”
WAKA, L.L.C. v. Humphrey, 73 Va. Cir. 310 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2007). “” The remainder of Article 5, “Relationship of Members to Each Other,” §§ 13.1-1022 to 13.1-1028 is silent regarding fiduciary obligations among L.”
Sandeep Yadav v. Rajeeva Agrawal (Va. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 12× “4 At trial, the Agrawals argued that they had the necessary votes to remove Yadav as manager because Code § 13.1-1022, the statutory default provision governing LLC voting, applied; thus, each member’s vote was measured in proportion to the member’s contributions to 3T Federal.”
JTB Enter., L.C. v. D & B Venture, L.C. (In re DeLUCA), 194 B.R. 79 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 1996). · cites it 3× “§ 13.1-1022, Va.Code Ann. Managers, if provided for in the articles of organization or operating agreement, are elected by the members.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-1022(A) — 3 cases
In re Virginia Broadband, LLC, 521 B.R. 539 (Bankr. W.D. Va. 2014). “Va.Code Ann. § 13.1-1022(A). VABB is a manager-managed limited liability company.”
Jeb Stuart Auction Servs., LLC v. West Am. Ins., 122 F. Supp. 3d 479 (W.D. Va. 2015).
Sandeep Yadav v. Rajeeva Agrawal (Va. Ct. App. 2023). “4 At trial, the Agrawals argued that they had the necessary votes to remove Yadav as manager because Code § 13.1-1022, the statutory default provision governing LLC voting, applied; thus, each member’s vote was measured in proportion to the member’s contributions to 3T Federal.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-1022(B) — 1 case
Sandeep Yadav v. Rajeeva Agrawal (Va. Ct. App. 2023). “4 At trial, the Agrawals argued that they had the necessary votes to remove Yadav as manager because Code § 13.1-1022, the statutory default provision governing LLC voting, applied; thus, each member’s vote was measured in proportion to the member’s contributions to 3T Federal.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-1022(C) — 2 cases
Meiburger v. DGP Holdings, LLC (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2024).
— Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-1022(E) — 3 cases
Gowin v. Granite Depot, LLC, 634 S.E.2d 714 (Va. 2006). “Furthermore, Code § 13.1-1022(E) allows corporate actions to be taken outside the context of a meeting only when the requisite number of members sign a document reflecting the action taken and their consent to it.”
Logan Antigone v. Jay C. Taustin (Va. Ct. App. 2026).
Gowin v. Granite Depot, L.L.C., 68 Va. Cir. 55 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 2005).
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