{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/59.1-74.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/59.1-74.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/59.1-74.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/59.1-74.html"}],"law_id":60231,"edition_id":1,"section_id":60231,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-74","catch_line":"Recordation of certificate and registration of names","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 59-174; 1968, c. 439; 1975, c. 230; 1983, c. 103; 1992, c. 784; 2002, c. 267; 2017, c. 594; 2019, c. 464.","full_text":"A\n\nThe clerk of the court with whom a certificate of assumed or fictitious name is filed shall keep a book in which all certificates of assumed or fictitious name and certificates of release of an assumed or fictitious name are recorded, with their date of record, and shall keep a register in which shall be entered in alphabetical order the name under which every business is conducted and the names of every person owning the business.B\n\nNo license shall be issued by a commissioner of the revenue until a certificate of assumed or fictitious name has been made and filed (i) in the office of the clerk of the Commission or (ii) prior to January 1, 2020, in the office of the clerk of the court, and evidence of the filing has been provided to the commissioner of the revenue by the person conducting business under the assumed or fictitious name.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220302,"text":"The clerk of the court with whom a certificate of assumed or fictitious name is filed shall keep a book in which all certificates of assumed or fictitious name and certificates of release of an assumed or fictitious name are recorded, with their date of record, and shall keep a register in which shall be entered in alphabetical order the name under which every business is conducted and the names of every person owning the business.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":220303,"text":"No license shall be issued by a commissioner of the revenue until a certificate of assumed or fictitious name has been made and filed (i) in the office of the clerk of the Commission or (ii) prior to January 1, 2020, in the office of the clerk of the court, and evidence of the filing has been provided to the commissioner of the revenue by the person conducting business under the assumed or fictitious name.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13495,"edition_id":1,"name":"Transacting Business Under Assumed Name","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12809,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:03","permalink":{"id":262599,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13495,"identifier":"5","token":"59.1\/5","url":"\/59.1\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12809,"edition_id":1,"name":"Trade and Commerce","identifier":"59.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":259521,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12809,"identifier":"59.1","token":"59.1","url":"\/59.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63628,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-69","catch_line":"Certificate required of person transacting business under assumed name","url":"\/59.1-69\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-69","metadata":false},{"id":54459,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-70","catch_line":"Filing a certificate with State Corporation Commission; fee","url":"\/59.1-70\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-70","metadata":false},{"id":74511,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-70.1","catch_line":"Certificate of release","url":"\/59.1-70.1\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-70.1","metadata":false},{"id":54539,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-71","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/59.1-71\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-71","metadata":false},{"id":78894,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-73","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/59.1-73\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-73","metadata":false},{"id":60231,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-74","catch_line":"Recordation of certificate and registration of names","url":"\/59.1-74\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-74","metadata":false},{"id":86861,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-75","catch_line":"Penalty for violation","url":"\/59.1-75\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-75","metadata":false},{"id":82212,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-75.1","catch_line":"Penalty for signing false certificate","url":"\/59.1-75.1\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-75.1","metadata":false},{"id":68677,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-76","catch_line":"Effect of failure to file certificate on right of action","url":"\/59.1-76\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-76","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":78894,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-73","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/59.1-73\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-73","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":86861,"structure_id":13495,"section_number":"59.1-75","catch_line":"Penalty for violation","url":"\/59.1-75\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-75","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/59.1-74\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1968, chapter 439; in 1975, chapter 230; in 1983, chapter 103; in 1992, chapter 784; in 2002, chapter 267<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 594<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 464<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71931,"section_number":"17.1-275","catch_line":"Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275\/"},{"id":76083,"section_number":"55.1-1401","catch_line":"Appointment of resident agent by nonresident property owner; service of process, etc., on such agent or on Secretary of the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1401\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":262621,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60231,"identifier":"59.1-74","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-74","url":"\/59.1-74\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-74\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-74","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recordation of certificate and registration of names","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-74","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The clerk of the court<\/span> with whom a certificate of assumed or fictitious name is filed shall keep a book in which all certificates of assumed or fictitious name and certificates of release of an assumed or fictitious name are recorded, with their date of record, and shall keep a register in which shall be entered in alphabetical order<\/span> the name under which every business is conducted and the names of every person owning the business. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No license shall be issued by a commissioner of the revenue until a certificate of assumed or fictitious name has been made and filed (i) in the office of the clerk of the Commission or (ii) prior to January 1, 2020, in the office of the clerk of the court<\/span>, and evidence<\/span> of the filing has been provided to the commissioner of the revenue by the person conducting business under the assumed or fictitious name. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDATION OF CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION OF NAMES (\u00a7 59.1-74)\n\nA. The clerk of the court with whom a certificate of assumed or fictitious name\nis filed shall keep a book in which all certificates of assumed or fictitious\nname and certificates of release of an assumed or fictitious name are recorded,\nwith their date of record, and shall keep a register in which shall be entered\nin alphabetical order the name under which every business is conducted and the\nnames of every person owning the business.\n\nB. No license shall be issued by a commissioner of the revenue until a\ncertificate of assumed or fictitious name has been made and filed (i) in the\noffice of the clerk of the Commission or (ii) prior to January 1, 2020, in the\noffice of the clerk of the court, and evidence of the filing has been provided\nto the commissioner of the revenue by the person conducting business under the\nassumed or fictitious name.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 59-174; 1968, c. 439; 1975, c. 230; 1983, c. 103; 1992,\nc. 784; 2002, c. 267; 2017, c. 594; 2019, c. 464.","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}}