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Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-770 (2026)

Corporate records

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A. A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its shareholders and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the shareholders or board of directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the board of directors in place of the board of directors on behalf of the corporation.

B. A corporation shall maintain accounting records in a form that permits preparation of its financial statements.

C. A corporation shall maintain a record of its current shareholders in alphabetical order by class and series, if any, of shares showing the address of, and the number and class and series, if any, of shares held by each shareholder. The foregoing shall not require the corporation to maintain, as part of such record of shareholders, beneficial owners whose shares are held by a nominee on the shareholder's behalf except to the extent that the corporation has established and maintains a procedure for registration of such rights under § 13.1-664. Nothing contained in this subsection shall require the corporation to include in such record the electronic mail address or other electronic contact information of a shareholder.

D. A corporation shall maintain its records in the form of a document, including an electronic record, or in another form capable of conversion into paper form within a reasonable time.

E. A corporation shall maintain the following records:

1. A copy of its articles of incorporation as currently in effect, and any notices to shareholders referred to in subdivision L 5 of § 13.1-604 specifying facts on which a filed document is dependent if those facts are not included in the articles of incorporation or otherwise available as specified in subdivision L 5 of § 13.1-604;

2. Its bylaws as currently in effect;

3. Resolutions adopted by its board of directors creating one or more classes or series of shares, and fixing their relative rights, preferences, and limitations, if shares issued pursuant to those resolutions are outstanding;

4. The minutes of all shareholders' meetings, and records of all action taken by shareholders without a meeting, for the past three years;

5. All written communications within the past three years to shareholders generally;

6. A copy of any shareholders agreement under § 13.1-671.1 as currently in effect;

7. A list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers; and

8. A copy of its most recent annual report filed with the Commission under § 13.1-775.

Code 1950, § 13.1-47; 1956, c. 428; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522; 2005, c. 765; 2008, c. 91; 2010, c. 782; 2019, c. 734; 2026, cc. 383, 892.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2024 · leading case: Willliams v. Stevens, 86 Va. Cir. 385 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2013).
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Willliams v. Stevens, 86 Va. Cir. 385 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2013). · cites it 3× “Va. Code § 13.1-770 (differentiating between “financial statements” and “accounting records”).”
WLR Foods, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 869 F. Supp. 419 (W.D. Va. 1994). · cites it 2× “Tyson’s request, contained in paragraph 96 of the Amended and Supplemental Counterclaims, for an Order directing WLR to make available for inspection and copying to Tyson or its representatives the corporate records to which Tyson states that it is entitled under Virginia Code…”
William L. Respess v. VMI Alumni Ass'n, 902 S.E.2d 105 (Va. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 7× “” (emphasis added)). The “Corporate Records” requirements of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act was not similarly amended.”
Keil v. Seth Corp., No. 3:21-cv-00153 (E.D. Va. Nov. 2, 2021). · cites it 7× “§ 13.1-770 (E). Nothing in the interplay between these two provisions suggests that corporations may impose restrictions on the confidentiality of these records when a shareholder seeks access.”
Day v. MCC Acquisition, LC, 299 Va. 199 (2020). · cites it 2× “See Code § 13.1-770(C). See generally 5A William Meade Fletcher, Fletcher Cyclopedia of the Law of Corporations § 2191, at 181-82 (2020 rev.”
Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-770(C): 2 cases
William L. Respess v. VMI Alumni Ass'n, 902 S.E.2d 105 (Va. Ct. App. 2024). “” (emphasis added)). The “Corporate Records” requirements of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act was not similarly amended.”
Day v. MCC Acquisition, LC, 299 Va. 199 (2020). “See Code § 13.1-770(C). See generally 5A William Meade Fletcher, Fletcher Cyclopedia of the Law of Corporations § 2191, at 181-82 (2020 rev.”
Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-770(E): 1 case
Keil v. Seth Corp., No. 3:21-cv-00153 (E.D. Va. Nov. 2, 2021). “§ 13.1-770 (E). Nothing in the interplay between these two provisions suggests that corporations may impose restrictions on the confidentiality of these records when a shareholder seeks access.”
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