13.1-812 - Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a corporation unless authorized.
§ 13.1-812. Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as acorporation unless authorized.
It shall be unlawful for any person to transact business in the Commonwealthas a corporation or to offer or advertise to transact business in theCommonwealth as a corporation unless the alleged corporation is either adomestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to transact businessin the Commonwealth. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty ofa Class 1 misdemeanor.
(Code 1950, § 13.1-296; 1958, c. 565; 1981, c. 320; 1985, c. 522; 2007, c.925.)