Fictitious or Assumed Name

Instructions to Register a Fictitious Trade Name

All new filings are done with the State Corporation Commission(SCC) and are no longer filed in the Clerk’s Office. 

Here is a link to more information with the SCC about Fictitious Names, https://www.scc.virginia.gov/clk/befaq/fict.aspx#a1 

Dissolution Applications

There are two types of dissolution of Fictitious Trade Name Applications:

1. Dissolution of a business for an Individual or Partnership
2. Dissolution of a Corporation, General Partnership, Limited Partnership, or Limited Liability Co.

Important Names & Numbers for New Businesses in Virginia

• The Virginia State Corporation Commission
  • (804) 371-9733
• Dinwiddie County Commissioner of the Revenue
  • (804) 469-4500 ext. 4
• Virginia Department Of Taxation
  • (804) 367-8031
• Virginia Code Sections Pertaining to Trade Names:
  • §59.1-69, §59.1-70, §59.1-74