{"id":18036,"date":"2026-06-11T22:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessrocket.com\/business-corner\/?p=18036"},"modified":"2026-06-11T23:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T23:56:35","slug":"virginia-business-entity-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessrocket.com\/business-corner\/start\/llc\/virginia-business-entity-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Business Search in 2026 &#8211; Check Name Availability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18036\" class=\"elementor elementor-18036\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-315fb9f0 sectionfreeregister afterbreadcrumb elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"315fb9f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f665e0d\" data-id=\"4f665e0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23441539 sectionheading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23441539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Virginia Business Entity Search in 2026 - SCC<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce0da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fce0da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Virginia State Corporations Commission (SCC)<\/strong> offers an online search tool to find <strong>Virginia&#8217;s registered businesses<\/strong>. Users can search by business name using standard or advanced filters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024ffdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"024ffdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n.trustpilot-widget {\r\n    zoom: 1.3;\r\n    transform-origin: left center;\r\n    margin-left: -45px !important;\r\n    margin-top: 18px !important;\r\n    overflow: visible !important;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"trustpilot-widget\"\r\ndata-locale=\"en-US\"\r\ndata-template-id=\"5419b6ffb0d04a076446a9af\"\r\ndata-businessunit-id=\"5e7b700ffb50ff00015cc71c\"\r\ndata-style-height=\"24px\"\r\ndata-style-width=\"500px\"\r\ndata-token=\"d3f41cd1-50f7-44a3-862f-2c3d22609b7c\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/review\/businessrocket.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trustpilot<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<script 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elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e7ca550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessrocket.com\/start\/register-an-LLC-form\/?utm_source=corner&#038;utm_medium=seo&#038;utm_campaign=illinoisbusinessentitysearch&#038;utm_content=headbut&#038;redirect=package\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REGISTER AN LLC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780a049 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"780a049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-557d9dfb\" data-id=\"557d9dfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250df84 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"250df84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.businessrocket.com\/business-corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Seal_of_Virginia.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18037\" alt=\"Seal_of_Virginia\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f7b4ade elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f7b4ade\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3083e28\" data-id=\"3083e28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3005ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3005ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18042\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.businessrocket.com\/business-corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virginia-Corporations-Commission-SCC-Business-Entity-Search.png\" alt=\"Business Entity Search in Virginia -  Corporations Commission (SCC) \" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><p>The <strong>Virginia Business Entity Search<\/strong> tool lets anyone look up a specific entity registered in the state, including LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, Nonprofits, and more. Once the search is submitted, detailed information about that business is available instantly, including its current standing, registered agent details, and full document history.<\/p><p>Use <strong>Virginia&#8217;s SCC Clerk&#8217;s<\/strong> Information System (CIS) at cis.scc.virginia.gov to search business entities, check name availability, and download filings. This guide shows the exact steps, what each result field means, and what to check before doing business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647073b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647073b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Entity Search<\/span><\/h2><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid #2E75B6 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/9b7656bbbaa60d9492cafeb025f1348cb578ea3f23e34e9b18d555994bb85310?ts=1780590611\" alt=\"How to do Virginia Business Entity Search - Step-by-Step-Guide\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" \/>A complete Virginia business entity search takes under five minutes. Follow these steps in order.<\/p><h3>Step 1. Open the Official CIS Portal<\/h3><h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/1d2bf0d9143393d9de04176e786e387e11b4c5b5f02dd694eab34767b2cb6138?ts=1780594141\" alt=\"Step 1. Open the Official CIS Portal\" width=\"1408\" height=\"768\" \/><\/h3><\/div><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\">Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.scc.virginia.gov\/EntitySearch\/Index\">https:\/\/cis.scc.virginia.gov\/EntitySearch\/Index<\/a> the only official portal for a Virginia SCC entity search. By clicking Businesses in the top menu, then Business Home, then Go to the Clerk&#8217;s Information System.<\/p><h3>Step 2. Click &#8216;Search for a Virginia Business&#8217;<\/h3><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">On the CIS home page, find the Search for a Virginia Business option. No login is needed for a basic entity search.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 3.0pt;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/c7143583f68d456d4b777efc1566f06825e4258d03b781c046060295dae12c6e?ts=1780594269\" alt=\"Click 'Search for a Virginia Business'\" width=\"1408\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><h3>Step 3. Choose Basic or Advanced Search<\/h3><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->\u2022<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Basic Search, search by entity name or SCC ID. Start here for most searches.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->\u2022<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Advanced Search, search by filing number, registered agent name, or principal name. Use this for deeper due diligence.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 3.0pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/adafa720674cd5e8b17a8c63056d6e51b17988d33b2891c681fd088a3b92806b?ts=1780594362\" alt=\"Step 3. Choose Basic or Advanced Search\" width=\"1408\" height=\"768\" \/>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Step 4. Select Your Match Type<\/h3><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->\u2022<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Contains, finds names with your term anywhere in the name. Best for name availability checks.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->\u2022<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Starts With, finds names beginning with your search term.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->\u2022<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Exact Match, finds only the precise name entered. Use when you know the full legal name.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/1c4483e720986206d34eaa0c59338179997e7961e5d24d57e4c3656b07e21645?ts=1780594720\" alt=\"Step 4. Select Your Match Type\" width=\"1408\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-left: solid seagreen 1.5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick seagreen 1.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; background: #EAFAF1; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: .25in;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-image: initial; padding: 0in; margin: 6pt 0in; border: medium none currentcolor;\"><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #333333;\">TIP: Always use &#8216;Contains&#8217; when checking name availability. It catches the most conflicts and prevents filing errors.<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/div><h3>Step 5. Enter Your Search Term<\/h3><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->\u2022<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Type partial or full entity name, &#8216;Blue Ridge&#8217; returns all matching entities<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->\u2022<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Do not add LLC, Inc, or Corp, the system handles designators separately<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->\u2022<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->SCC Identification Number format: letter + 7 digits, example: S1234567<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 3.0pt;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/9e4c4dd8e7fe3d23c192db9deadd92fe6aa1891c21ded434228e1a1f660c8ba6?ts=1780594645\" alt=\"Step 5. Enter Your Search Term\" width=\"1408\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><h3>Step 6. Review Your Entity Search Results<\/h3><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">A results table loads showing every matching Virginia business entity. Each row shows the entity name, SCC ID, entity type, entity status, and formation date.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 3.0pt;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/98049a7b46547d95e6c13c01fc0e3e11941ba0bd677ab69277b8d70977c5f4a1?ts=1781053255\" alt=\"Step 6. Review Your Entity Search Results\" width=\"1408\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><h3>Step 7 . Click the Entity ID for Full Details<\/h3><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">Click the blue hyperlinked entity ID in your search results to open the full entity profile. You get the formation date, registered agent, principal office address, filing history, and annual registration fee payment history all without logging in.<\/p><h3>Step 8. Download or Order What You Need<\/h3><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">Download filing documents directly from the entity profile page. Filing images may be available for a limited window after file creation check CIS for the current availability period. For certified business records, order a Certificate of Fact of Existence through CIS. This requires a login and a small fee ($6 online as of May 2026 confirm current fee at cis.scc.virginia.gov).<\/p><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid #2E75B6 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\"><h2 style=\"margin-top: 14.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\">What Is the Virginia Business Entity Search?<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/2b4829937122f45c6c4f265bcb944c436329eaec2704aad9f7181ae8179416b3?ts=1780590379\" alt=\"What Is the Virginia Business Entity Search\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><\/div><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">The Virginia business entity search is a free public tool inside the SCC Clerk&#8217;s Information System \u2014 called CIS. Virginia has over 818,450 small businesses, and the SCC database covers every business entity registered with the Commonwealth.<\/p><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-left: solid #C9932C 1.5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #C9932C 1.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; background: #FFF2CC; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: .25in;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #FFF2CC; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #C9932C 1.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;\"><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #333333;\">IMPORTANT: Virginia does not use a Secretary of State for business registrations. The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) handles all entity filings. Searches for &#8220;virginia secretary of state business entity search,&#8221; &#8220;va sos business search,&#8221; or &#8220;secretary of state virginia business entity search&#8221; all lead to the SCC at scc.virginia.gov.<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/div><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">The SCC Clerk&#8217;s Information System is the official search system for every Virginia business entity. Here is what you can do without logging in:<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Search business entities registered with the Commonwealth by entity name or SCC ID<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->View filing history, registered agent history, and entity status<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Download filing documents directly from the entity database<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Check name availability for a new business<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Access entity information including registration information and contact information<\/p><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid #2E75B6 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\"><h2 style=\"margin-top: 14.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\">Types of Business Entities in Virginia<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/49b51a1b0a84de0d46db3bc173f957fd481fa23e02db8db095b18d3b2036ed60?ts=1780590450\" alt=\"Types of Business Entities in Virginia\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><\/div><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">The <strong>Virginia State Corporation Commission<\/strong> registers numerous business entity types. Here is what you will find in the CIS database:<\/p><table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"width: 6.5in; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in .5pt 0in .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext;\" border=\"1\"><thead><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\"><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Entity Type<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Common Use<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\"><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Limited Liability Company (LLC)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Most small businesses and investors<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2;\"><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Limited Liability Company (Foreign LLC)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Out-of-state LLC registering in Virginia<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3;\"><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Stock Corporation (domestic)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Private and public companies<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 4;\"><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Stock Corporation (foreign)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Out-of-state corporations operating in Virginia<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 5;\"><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Non-Stock Corporation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Nonprofits and associations<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 6;\"><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Limited Partnership (LP)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Investment funds and real estate<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 7;\"><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Law firms and accounting practices<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 8;\"><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Business Trusts<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Asset holding and finance structures<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 9; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\"><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Registered General Partnership<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Two or more business partners<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div>\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-left: solid #2E75B6 1.5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #2E75B6 1.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; background: #EBF3FB; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: .25in;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #EBF3FB; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #2E75B6 1.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;\"><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #333333;\">NOTE: Sole proprietors and unregistered general partnerships are NOT in the SCC database. The Virginia entity search returns only formally registered entities.<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/div><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid #2E75B6 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\"><h2 style=\"margin-top: 14.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\">What Each Search Result Field Means<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/c5779f7396c477e86c5eb70770a6809b04cbc1bd0557be61fc1d506130231a8e?ts=1780590822\" alt=\"What Each Search Result Field Means\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><\/div><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">Once you open a Virginia entity profile, here is what every piece of entity information tells you:<\/p><table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"width: 6.5in; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in .5pt 0in .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext;\" border=\"1\"><thead><tr><td style=\"width: 120.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Field<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">What It Shows<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 188.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Why It Matters<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 120.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Entity Name<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Legal business name as filed with the SCC<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 188.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Confirms exact registered spelling<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 120.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">SCC Identification Number<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Unique entity ID assigned at formation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 188.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Use for all future SCC filings<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 120.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Entity Type<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">LLC, Corp, LP, LLP, Business Trust, etc.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 188.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Confirms the business entity type<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 120.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Entity Status<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Active, Terminated, Merged, Cancelled, Revoked<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 188.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Shows current legal standing<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 120.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Date of Formation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">When the SCC approved the filing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 188.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Confirms operating history<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 120.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Registered Agent<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Agent name and physical address<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 188.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Required for all legal correspondence<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 120.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Principal Office<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Main business address on record<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 188.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Verifies real operational location<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 120.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Annual Registration<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Fee payment history<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 188.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Shows ongoing compliance record<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h3>Entity Status Decoder<\/h3><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">Not every status means a name is available. Here is exactly what each status means and what to do:<\/p><table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"width: 6.5in; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in .5pt 0in .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext;\" border=\"1\"><thead><tr><td style=\"width: 1.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Status<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 220.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">What It Means<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Name Available?<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 1.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">ACTIVE<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 220.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Compliant \u2014 legally authorized to transact business in Virginia<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">No \u2014 name is taken<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 1.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">TERMINATED<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 220.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Voluntarily or administratively closed<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Possibly \u2014 verify with SCC first<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 1.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">MERGED<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 220.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Combined into another entity<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">No \u2014 name was absorbed<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 1.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">CANCELLED<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 220.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Registration formally cancelled<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Possibly \u2014 call SCC to confirm<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 1.25in; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">REVOKED<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 220.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Authority to conduct business revoked<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Unclear \u2014 contact SCC immediately<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-left: solid #C9932C 1.5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #C9932C 1.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; background: #FFF2CC; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: .25in;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-image: initial; padding: 0in; margin: 6pt 0in; border: medium none currentcolor;\"><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #333333;\">IMPORTANT: A TERMINATED or CANCELLED entity&#8217;s name is not automatically free. To reuse a terminated name: confirm availability with SCC staff at (804) 371-9733, then file a name reservation to secure it while you prepare your formation documents.<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/div><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid #2E75B6 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\"><h2 style=\"margin-top: 14.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\">Name Availability and Name Reservation<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/dbf5430dda9215b48dab383f1ddab0e07a389f3d6248dcf0253cc1741cf3b80e?ts=1780591004\" alt=\"Name Availability and Name Reservation\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><\/div><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">Every Virginia business entity name must be distinguishable from every other name in the SCC database. Virginia Code \u00a7 13.1-1012 governs LLC name requirements.<\/p><h3>Three Ways to Check Name Availability<\/h3><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->CIS Entity Search (Free, No Login) use &#8216;Contains&#8217; match and search your desired name manually<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->CIS Name Availability Tool (Free, Instant) use the dedicated check on the CIS home page for a direct answer<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Call SCC Clerk&#8217;s Office (804) 371-9733 for official phone confirmation before you file<\/p><h3>What Makes a Name Distinguishable in Virginia<\/h3><table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"width: 6.5in; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in .5pt 0in .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext;\" border=\"1\"><thead><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\"><td style=\"width: 150.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Makes Names Distinguishable?<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Example<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Result<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\"><td style=\"width: 150.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Different designator only (LLC vs Inc)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Blue Ridge LLC vs Blue Ridge Inc<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Not distinguishable<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2;\"><td style=\"width: 150.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Adding &#8216;The&#8217; or &#8216;A&#8217;<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">The Blue Ridge LLC vs Blue Ridge LLC<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Not distinguishable<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3;\"><td style=\"width: 150.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Adding &#8216;&amp;&#8217; or &#8216;and&#8217;<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Blue &amp; Ridge vs Blue Ridge<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Not distinguishable<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 4;\"><td style=\"width: 150.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Adding a real industry word<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Blue Ridge Capital LLC vs Blue Ridge LLC<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Distinguishable<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\"><td style=\"width: 150.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Completely different second word<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Silver Ridge LLC vs Blue Ridge LLC<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 158.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Distinguishable<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h3>How to Reserve a Business Name<\/h3><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Fee: $10 this is the name reservation fee, not the LLC filing fee (Va. Code \u00a7 13.1-1013)<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Duration: 120 days\u00a0 blocks others from registering the same name<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->How Log into CIS a free account is required<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Renewal: file a new reservation before 120 days expire to keep the name held<\/p><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-left: solid #2E75B6 1.5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #2E75B6 1.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; background: #EBF3FB; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: .25in;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #EBF3FB; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #2E75B6 1.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;\"><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #333333;\">Fees last checked May 2026 confirm the current reservation fee at scc.virginia.gov\/businesses\/business-faqs\/ before filing.<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/div><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid #2E75B6 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\"><h2 style=\"margin-top: 14.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\">Fees and Forms Of Virginia Business Entity<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/c1731d602293fe4b5a2d9d726dbdc2cfd492dc8b5dbbd4224fbf9e0b27758863?ts=1780591169\" alt=\"Fees and Forms Of Virginia Business Entity\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><p>All fees last checked May 2026 confirm the latest at scc.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scc.virginia.gov\/businesses\/business-faqs\/\">virginia.gov\/businesses\/business-faqs\/ <\/a>before filing.<\/p><\/div><table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"width: 6.5in; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in .5pt 0in .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext;\" border=\"1\"><thead><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Filing<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #1F3864; padding: 5.0pt 6.0pt 5.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: white;\">Fee<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Articles of Organization (LLC formation)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$100<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Name Reservation (120 days)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$10<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Certificate of Fact of Existence (Good Standing)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$6 online<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Registered Agent Change<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$10<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Amendment to Articles of Organization<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$25<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Annual Registration Fee: LLC<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$50\/year, anniversary-based<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Annual Registration Fee: Stock Corporation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$100 minimum, based on authorized shares<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Annual Registration Fee:\u00a0 Non-Stock Corporation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$25\/year<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Annual Registration Fee:\u00a0 Business Trusts \/ LP<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$50\/year<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 260.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Late Payment Penalty: Stock Corporation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 208.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">10% of annual fee or $10, whichever is higher<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-left: solid #2E75B6 1.5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #2E75B6 1.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; background: #EBF3FB; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: .25in;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #EBF3FB; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #2E75B6 1.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;\"><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #333333;\">ANNIVERSARY DEADLINE: Your annual registration fee is due by the last day of your formation month each year. New entities do not pay in their formation year. Source: scc.virginia.gov\/businesses\/business-faqs\/annual-registration-fees\/<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/div><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid #2E75B6 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\"><h2 style=\"margin-top: 14.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\">Due Diligence Checklist: Search for a Virginia Business<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/c1d3433f05a4309f507cd514e65c61393d7bf6e317860d7695a0e4c8c0556faa?ts=1780591313\" alt=\"Due Diligence Checklist: Search for a Virginia Business\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><\/div><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">Run a Virginia business entity search before signing contracts, hiring vendors, or entering partnerships. Check these six things every time:<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Entity Status look for ACTIVE. A TERMINATED, REVOKED, or CANCELLED status is an immediate red flag.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Annual Registration History consistent fee payments signal a compliant, actively managed business.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Registered Agent confirm the agent is current and the address is valid. A resigned agent often means the entity is abandoned.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Formation Date a company formed within days of approaching you warrants closer scrutiny.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Entity Type confirm it matches what they claim to be. Mismatches indicate misrepresentation.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Filing History long gaps or missing annual registrations suggest a dormant or non-operational entity.<\/p><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-left: solid #2E75B6 1.5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #2E75B6 1.5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; background: #EBF3FB; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: .25in;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #EBF3FB; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid-thick #2E75B6 1.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;\"><strong><i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: #333333;\">FOREIGN ENTITY RULE: A business registered in another state must register with the Virginia SCC before it can legally transact business in Virginia. If a company claims to operate here but has no SCC record, it may not be authorized. Always check the entity database before entering any business relationship.<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/div><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">The SCC database shows legal registration status not financial health. 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border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Cost to Search<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 308.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Free \u2014 no login required<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Login Required?<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 308.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Only for filing and name reservation<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">LLC Formation Fee<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 308.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$100 state fee<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Annual Registration Fee (LLC)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 308.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">$50\/year \u2014 anniversary-based<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Name Reservation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 308.0pt; 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Code \u00a7 13.1-1013)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Good Standing Certificate<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 308.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Certificate of Fact of Existence \u2014 $6 online<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">SCC Phone<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 308.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: white; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">(804) 371-9733 \u2014 Mon\u2013Fri, 8am\u20135pm ET<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 160.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">Fees Last Checked<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 308.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;\">May 2026 \u2014 confirm at scc.virginia.gov<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Starting a Business in Virginia<\/h2><p><!-- x-tinymce\/html --><\/p><div style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid #2E75B6 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #2E75B6 .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroncdn.com\/cdn-0001\/670db790796a546b8595346cb8685a814ec4cee4b1fea099d206e3f63a505b9c?ts=1780592341\" alt=\"Starting a Business in Virginia: DIY vs Formation Service\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Once you&#8217;ve found your preferred business name in the database, the next step is registration. BusinessRocket helps you register your LLC, Corporation, Partnership, Nonprofit, and more, so you can start your business with complete peace of mind.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><h3>What is the Virginia Business Entity Search?<\/h3><p>The Virginia business entity search is a free public tool inside the SCC Clerk&#8217;s Information System at cis.scc.virginia.gov. It covers all business entities registered in Virginia LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs, business trusts, and foreign entities. It is the official search system for name availability, due diligence, and registration information.<\/p><h3>\u00a0What is the Virginia SCC and why not the Secretary of State?<\/h3><p>The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) is the state agency that manages all business entities in Virginia. Virginia does not use a Secretary of State for business registrations. All searches for &#8220;virginia secretary of state business entity search,&#8221; &#8220;va sos business search,&#8221; or similar terms lead to the same SCC database at scc.virginia.gov.<\/p><h3>\u00a0How do I do a Virginia LLC search or Virginia corporation search?<\/h3><p>Go to cis.scc.virginia.gov. Click Search for a Virginia Business. Select Contains as your match type. Type your search term. Results appear immediately. Click the blue entity ID number for full details formation date, registered agent, and filing history. This works for a Virginia LLC search, Virginia corporation search, or any VA business entity search.<\/p><h3>\u00a0What is the SCC Identification Number?<\/h3><p>The SCC Identification Number is your entity&#8217;s unique ID. It follows the format of a letter prefix followed by seven digits for example S1234567. This number appears in all entity search results and is used for all future SCC filings and fee payments.<\/p><h3>\u00a0How do I check name availability in Virginia?<\/h3><p>Use the Virginia entity search in CIS with Contains match for a manual review, or use the dedicated name availability tool on the CIS home page. For official confirmation before filing, call the SCC Clerk&#8217;s Office at (804) 371-9733. Names must satisfy Va. Code \u00a7 13.1-1012.<\/p><h3>\u00a0What is Virginia&#8217;s annual registration fee for LLCs?<\/h3><p>Virginia LLCs pay $50 per year, due by the last day of your formation month, not a fixed statewide deadline. Missing the deadline triggers a late penalty and risks loss of good standing. Fees last checked May 2026, confirm at scc.virginia.gov\/businesses\/business-faqs\/annual-registration-fees\/<\/p><h3>\u00a0How do I get a Certificate of Good Standing in Virginia?<\/h3><p>Log in to CIS at cis.scc.virginia.gov. Navigate to your entity and order a Certificate of Fact of Existence, Virginia&#8217;s version of a good standing certificate. Cost: $6 online as of May 2026. Confirm the current price at cis.scc.virginia.gov before ordering. Used for banking, lending, and out-of-state registration.<\/p><h3>\u00a0Can I search Virginia business entities by registered agent?<\/h3><p>Yes. The Advanced Search in CIS allows you to search by registered agent name. This is useful for finding all entities associated with the same agent, helpful for investor research or legal work.<\/p><h3>\u00a0What happens if a Virginia entity misses its annual registration fee?<\/h3><p>The SCC sends a notice to the registered agent two months before the fee is due. Missing the deadline triggers a late penalty, 10% of the annual fee or $10, whichever is higher. Continued non-payment leads to revocation and loss of authority to conduct business in Virginia.<\/p><h3>\u00a0What search terms all lead to the Virginia business entity search?<\/h3><p>The following queries all point to the same SCC CIS database at cis.scc.virginia.gov: llc virginia lookup, va business entity search, va business lookup, va scc entity search, virginia business lookup, virginia corporation search, virginia llc search, virginia scc business entity search, virginia scc entity search, virginia secretary of state business entity search, virginia state corporation commission entity search, and state of virginia business entity search.<\/p><h3>Conclusion<\/h3><p>The business entity search tool provided by the <strong>Virginia State Corporations Commission (SCC)<\/strong> is an essential resource for anyone operating in or doing business with companies in Virginia. It offers free, transparent access to verified state records that help entrepreneurs, investors, attorneys, and everyday consumers make informed decisions. Whether you are checking the availability of a business name before filing your own registration, verifying the credentials of a potential partner, investigating a company before a major transaction, or simply researching the competitive landscape in your industry, this official state database gives you everything you need in one place. 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It has limited liability protection, pass-through taxation, and flexible management structures Start Your LLC Today With $0 REGISTER AN LLC It also has lower filing fees, tax flexibility, and ownership flexibility also make it attractive. 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