13.1-317 - Filing and recording articles of incorporation. - Virginia Statutes

§ 13.1-317. Filing and recording articles of incorporation.

(a) Triplicate originals of the articles of incorporation, duly signed andacknowledged together with the filing fee required to be paid, shall bedelivered to the Commission. If the Commission finds that the articles complywith the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, itshall by order issue a certificate of incorporation, which shall be admittedto record in its office. Upon the issuance of such certificate, it shallbecome effective in accordance with its terms. One original counterpart ofthe articles of incorporation, together with the certificate of incorporationissued by the Commission, shall be certified by the Commission to theCommissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services for filing and anothercounterpart shall be certified to the Director of the State AgriculturalExtension Division for filing.

(b) For filing and recording the certificate of incorporation, an amendmentto the certificate of incorporation, or a certificate of adoption, theassociation shall pay such fees as conform to the laws governing corporationsgenerally. However, for filing the certificate of incorporation of anassociation organized without capital stock, the association shall pay tendollars and for filing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation, twodollars and one-half. For certifying and transmitting copies as required bythis section, the association shall pay a fee of one dollar per copy.

(1956, c. 428.)