Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a corporation unless authorized

Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-613, under Chapter 9. Virginia Stock Corporation Act..

Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-613

It shall be unlawful for any person to transact business in this Commonwealth as a corporation or to offer or advertise to transact business in this Commonwealth as a corporation unless the alleged corporation is either a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this Commonwealth. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.