Virginia Code 6.2-100: Definitions
As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 6.2-100
- Commission: means the State Corporation Commission. See Virginia Code 6.2-100
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Financial Institutions. See Virginia Code 6.2-100
- 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.
- Entity: means any corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or other legal or commercial entity. See Virginia Code 6.2-100
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
“Bureau” means the Bureau of Financial Institutions, a division of the Commission.
“Commission” means the State Corporation Commission.
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
“Commission’s Rules” means the rules of practice and procedure prescribed by the Commission pursuant to § 12.1-25.
“Entity” means any corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or other legal or commercial entity.
“Finance charge” has the meaning assigned to it in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. § 1026.4, as amended.
“Financial institution” means any bank, trust company, savings institution, industrial loan association, consumer finance company, or credit union.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or other legal or commercial entity.
Code 1950, § 6-1; 1966, c. 584, § 6.1-1; 1970, c. 270, § 6.1-2.1; 1976, c. 658; 1978, c. 683; 1983, c. 491; 1996, c. 16; 2010, c. 794; 2016, c. 501.