Virginia Code 23.1-2600: Corporate name; name of the University
A. The board of visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (the board) is a corporation under the name and style of “Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University” and has, in addition to its other powers, all the corporate powers given to corporations by the provisions of Title 13.1 except those powers that are confined to corporations created pursuant to Title 13.1. The board shall at all times be under the control of the General Assembly.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 23.1-2600
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
B. The institution shall be known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (the University).
C. All laws relating to Virginia Polytechnic Institute, its predecessors, its board of visitors, or the board of visitors of each of its predecessors shall be construed as relating to the University.
Code 1919, § 860, § 23-114; 1944, p. 341; 1970, c. 98; 2016, c. 588.