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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 574 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1996, chapter 265<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 608<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 592<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82092,"section_number":"13.1-1012","catch_line":"Name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1012\/"},{"id":68645,"section_number":"13.1-1214","catch_line":"Name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1214\/"},{"id":71750,"section_number":"13.1-630","catch_line":"Corporate name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-630\/"},{"id":83167,"section_number":"13.1-829","catch_line":"Corporate name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-829\/"},{"id":71893,"section_number":"50-73.2","catch_line":"Name","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82092,"section_number":"13.1-1012","catch_line":"Name","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1012\/"},{"id":57431,"section_number":"13.1-1102","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":149031,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70376,"identifier":"13.1-1104","token":"13.1\/13\/13.1-1104","url":"\/13.1-1104\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1104\/","token":"13.1\/13\/13.1-1104","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of initials “P.L.C.,” “PLC,” “P.L.L.C.” or “PLLC” in company name","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any professional limited liability company as defined in \u00a7 13.1-1102<\/a> may, but is not required to, use the initials “P.L.C.,” “PLC,” “P.L.L.C.” or “PLLC,” or the phrase “professional limited company,” “a professional limited company,” “professional limited liability company,” or “a professional limited liability company,” at the end of its limited liability company name. Such initials or phrase may be used in the place of any words or abbreviation required by subsection A of \u00a7 13.1-1012<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF INITIALS “P.L.C.,” “PLC,” “P.L.L.C.”\nOR “PLLC” IN COMPANY NAME (\u00a7 13.1-1104)\n\nAny professional limited liability company as defined in \u00a7 13.1-1102 may, but\nis not required to, use the initials “P.L.C.,” “PLC,”\n“P.L.L.C.” or “PLLC,” or the phrase “professional\nlimited company,” “a professional limited company,”\n“professional limited liability company,” or “a professional\nlimited liability company,” at the end of its limited liability company\nname. Such initials or phrase may be used in the place of any words or\nabbreviation required by subsection A of \u00a7 13.1-1012.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 574; 1996, c. 265; 2002, c. 608; 2003, c. 592.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}