§ 13.1-1054 Name of foreign limited liability company
A. No certificate of registration shall be issued to a foreign limited liability company unless the name of the foreign limited liability company satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-1012.
B. If the name of a foreign limited liability company does not satisfy the requirements of § 13.1-1012, to obtain or maintain a certificate of registration to transact business in the Commonwealth:
1. The foreign limited liability company may adopt a designated name for use in the Commonwealth that adds the words “limited company” or “limited liability company” or the abbreviation “L.C.,” “LC,” “L.L.C.” or “LLC” to its name or, if it is a professional limited liability company, the words “professional limited company” or “professional limited liability company” or the initials “P.L.C.,” “PLC,” “P.L.L.C.,” or “PLLC” at the end of its name, if it informs the Commission of its designated name; or
2. If its real name is unavailable, the foreign limited liability company may adopt a designated name that is available, and which satisfies the requirements of § 13.1-1012, if it informs the Commission of the designated name.
History
This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 168 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 574; in 1996, chapter 265; in 2012, chapter 63; in 2016, chapter 288.
1991, c. 168; 1992, c. 574; 1996, c. 265; 2012, c. 63; 2016, c. 288; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 487.