Code of Virginia
Chapter 10 - Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act
§ 13.1-856. Election of directors by certain classes of members

If the articles of incorporation authorize dividing the members into classes, the articles may also authorize the election of all or a specified number of directors by the members of one or more authorized classes. Each class entitled to elect one or more directors is a separate voting group for purposes of the election of directors.
1985, c. 522.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 13.1 - Corporations

Chapter 10 - Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act

§ 13.1-801. Short title

§ 13.1-802. Reservation of power to amend or repeal

§ 13.1-803. Definitions

§ 13.1-804. Filing requirements

§ 13.1-804.1. Filing with the Commission pursuant to reorganization

§ 13.1-805. Issuance of certificate by Commission; recordation of documents

§ 13.1-806. Effective time and date of document

§ 13.1-807. Correcting filed articles

§ 13.1-808. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document

§ 13.1-809. Certificate of good standing

§ 13.1-810. Notices and other communications

§ 13.1-810.1. Number of members

§ 13.1-811. Penalty for signing false documents

§ 13.1-812. Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a corporation unless authorized

§ 13.1-813. Hearing and finality of Commission action; injunctions

§ 13.1-814. Shares of stock and dividends prohibited

§ 13.1-814.1. Special provisions for community associations

§ 13.1-815. Fees to be collected by Commission; payment of fees prerequisite to Commission action; exceptions

§ 13.1-815.1. Charter and entrance fees for corporations

§ 13.1-816. Fees for filing documents or issuing certificates

§ 13.1-817. Repealed

§ 13.1-818. Incorporators

§ 13.1-819. Articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-820. Issuance of certificate of incorporation

§ 13.1-821. Liability for preincorporation transactions

§ 13.1-822. Organization of corporation

§ 13.1-823. Bylaws

§ 13.1-824. Emergency bylaws

§ 13.1-825. Purposes

§ 13.1-826. General powers

§ 13.1-827. Emergency powers

§ 13.1-828. Ultra vires

§ 13.1-829. Corporate name

§ 13.1-830. Reserved name

§ 13.1-831. Registered name

§ 13.1-832. Repealed

§ 13.1-833. Registered office and registered agent

§ 13.1-834. Change of registered office or registered agent

§ 13.1-835. Resignation of registered agent

§ 13.1-836. Service on corporation

§ 13.1-837. Members

§ 13.1-838. Annual meeting

§ 13.1-839. Special meeting

§ 13.1-840. Court-ordered meeting

§ 13.1-841. Corporate action without meeting

§ 13.1-842. Notice of meeting

§ 13.1-843. Waiver of notice

§ 13.1-844. Record date

§ 13.1-844.1. Conduct of the meeting

§ 13.1-844.2. Remote participation in annual and special meetings

§ 13.1-845. Members' list for meeting

§ 13.1-846. Voting entitlement of members

§ 13.1-847. Proxies

§ 13.1-847.1. Voting procedures and inspectors of elections

§ 13.1-848. Corporation's acceptance of votes

§ 13.1-849. Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups

§ 13.1-850. Action by single and multiple voting groups

§ 13.1-851. Change in quorum or voting requirements

§ 13.1-852. Voting for directors; cumulative voting

§ 13.1-852.1. Member or director agreements

§ 13.1-852.2. Voting agreements

§ 13.1-853. Requirement for and duties of board of directors

§ 13.1-854. Qualification of directors

§ 13.1-855. Number and election of directors

§ 13.1-856. Election of directors by certain classes of members

§ 13.1-857. Terms of directors generally

§ 13.1-858. Staggered terms of directors

§ 13.1-859. Resignation of directors

§ 13.1-860. Removal of directors

§ 13.1-861. Judicial review of elections

§ 13.1-862. Vacancy on board of directors

§ 13.1-863. Compensation of directors

§ 13.1-864. Meetings of the board of directors

§ 13.1-865. Action without meeting of board of directors

§ 13.1-866. Notice of board of directors' meetings

§ 13.1-867. Waiver of notice by director

§ 13.1-868. Quorum and voting by directors

§ 13.1-869. Committees

§ 13.1-870. General standards of conduct for directors

§ 13.1-870.1. Limitation on liability of officers and directors; exception

§ 13.1-870.2. Limitation on liability of officers and directors; additional exception

§ 13.1-871. Director conflict of interests

§ 13.1-871.1. Business opportunities

§ 13.1-872. Required officers

§ 13.1-873. Duties of officers

§ 13.1-874. Resignation and removal of officers

§ 13.1-875. Definitions

§ 13.1-876. Authority to indemnify

§ 13.1-877. Mandatory indemnification

§ 13.1-878. Advance for expenses

§ 13.1-879. Repealed

§ 13.1-879.1. Court orders for advances, reimbursement or indemnification

§ 13.1-880. Determination and authorization of indemnification

§ 13.1-881. Indemnification of officers

§ 13.1-882. Insurance

§ 13.1-883. Application of article

§ 13.1-884. Authority to amend articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-885. Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors

§ 13.1-886. Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors and members

§ 13.1-887. Voting on amendments by voting groups

§ 13.1-887.1. Amendment prior to organization

§ 13.1-888. Articles of amendment

§ 13.1-889. Restated articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-890. Repealed

§ 13.1-891. Effect of amendment of articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-892. Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or members

§ 13.1-893. Bylaw provisions increasing quorum or voting requirements for directors

§ 13.1-893.1. Definitions

§ 13.1-894. Merger

§ 13.1-895. Action on plan of merger

§ 13.1-896. Articles of merger

§ 13.1-897. Effect of merger

§ 13.1-897.1. Abandonment of a merger

§ 13.1-898. Repealed

§ 13.1-898.1:1. Definitions

§ 13.1-898.2. Domestication

§ 13.1-898.3. Action on plan of domestication by a domestic corporation

§ 13.1-898.4. Articles of domestication

§ 13.1-898.5. Surrender of articles of incorporation upon domestication

§ 13.1-898.6. Effect of domestication

§ 13.1-898.7. Abandonment of domestication

§ 13.1-899. Sale of assets in regular course of business

§ 13.1-900. Sale of assets other than in regular course of business

§ 13.1-901. Sale of certain real property by incorporated educational institutions

§ 13.1-902. Dissolution by directors and members

§ 13.1-903. Dissolution by directors

§ 13.1-904. Articles of dissolution

§ 13.1-905. Revocation of dissolution

§ 13.1-906. Effect of dissolution

§ 13.1-907. Distribution and plan of distribution of assets

§ 13.1-908. Known claims against dissolved corporation

§ 13.1-908.1. Other claims against dissolved corporation

§ 13.1-908.2. Court proceedings

§ 13.1-908.3. Director duties

§ 13.1-909. Grounds for judicial dissolution

§ 13.1-910. Receivership or custodianship

§ 13.1-911. Decree of dissolution

§ 13.1-912. Articles of termination of corporate existence

§ 13.1-913. Termination of corporate existence by incorporators or initial directors

§ 13.1-914. Automatic termination of corporate existence

§ 13.1-915. Involuntary termination of corporate existence

§ 13.1-916. Reinstatement of a corporation that has ceased to exist

§ 13.1-917. Survival of remedy after termination of corporate existence

§ 13.1-918. Repealed

§ 13.1-919. Authority to transact business required

§ 13.1-920. Consequences of transacting business without authority

§ 13.1-921. Application for certificate of authority

§ 13.1-922. Amended certificate of authority

§ 13.1-923. Effect of certificate of authority

§ 13.1-924. Corporate name of foreign corporation

§ 13.1-925. Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation

§ 13.1-926. Change of registered office or registered agent of a foreign corporation

§ 13.1-927. Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation

§ 13.1-928. Service of process on foreign corporation

§ 13.1-928.1. Merger of foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Commonwealth

§ 13.1-928.2. Entity conversion of foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Commonwealth

§ 13.1-929. Withdrawal of foreign corporation

§ 13.1-930. Automatic revocation of certificate of authority

§ 13.1-931. Involuntary revocation of certificate of authority

§ 13.1-931.1. Reinstatement of foreign corporation whose certificate of authority has been withdrawn or revoked

§ 13.1-932. Corporate records

§ 13.1-933. Inspection of records by members

§ 13.1-934. Scope of inspection right

§ 13.1-935. Court-ordered inspection

§ 13.1-935.1. Inspection of records by directors

§ 13.1-936. Annual report of domestic and foreign corporations

§ 13.1-936.1. Annual registration fees to be paid by domestic and foreign corporations; penalty for failure to pay timely

§ 13.1-936.2. Collection of unpaid bills for registration fees

§ 13.1-937. Application to existing corporations

§ 13.1-938. Application to certain social, patriotic and benevolent societies incorporated before year 1900; reports by such societies

§ 13.1-939. Saving provision

§ 13.1-940. Repealed

§ 13.1-941. Repealed

§ 13.1-941.01. Repealed

§ 13.1-944.1. Definitions

§ 13.1-944.2. Entity conversion

§ 13.1-944.3. Plan of entity conversion

§ 13.1-944.4. Action on plan of entity conversion

§ 13.1-944.5. Articles of entity conversion

§ 13.1-944.6. Effect of entity conversion

§ 13.1-944.7. Abandonment of entity conversion

§ 13.1-945. Property title records

§ 13.1-946. Reserved