                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGISTERED NAME (§ 13.1-632)

A. A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or its corporate name
with any addition required by &#xA7; 13.1-762, if the name is distinguishable
upon the records of the Commission.

B. A foreign corporation registers its corporate name, or its corporate name
with any addition required by &#xA7; 13.1-762, by filing with the Commission (i)
an application setting forth its corporate name, or its corporate name with any
addition required by &#xA7; 13.1-762, the state or country and date of its
incorporation, and a brief description of the nature of the business in which it
is engaged; and (ii) a certificate setting forth that such corporation is in
good standing, or a document of similar import, from the state or country of
incorporation, executed by the official who has custody of the records
pertaining to corporations.

C. Except as provided in subsection F, registration is effective for one year
after the date an application is filed.

D. If the Commission finds that the corporate name applied for is available, it
shall register the name for the applicant&#8217;s exclusive use.

E. A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may renew it for the
succeeding year by filing with the Commission, during the 60-day period
preceding the date of expiration of the registration, a renewal application that
complies with the requirements of subsection B. The renewal application is
effective when filed in accordance with this section and, except as provided in
subsection F, renews the registration for one year after the date the
registration would have expired if such subsequent renewal of the registration
had not occurred.

F. A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may thereafter obtain a
certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth under the
registered name or consent in writing to the use of that name by a corporation
thereafter incorporated under this chapter or by another foreign corporation
thereafter authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth. The registration
terminates when the domestic corporation is incorporated or the foreign
corporation obtains a certificate of authority to transact business in the
Commonwealth or consents to the authorization of another foreign corporation to
transact business in the Commonwealth under the registered name.

G. A foreign corporation that has in effect a registration of its corporate name
may release such name by filing a notice of release of a registered name with
the Commission.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 13.1-8; 1956, c. 428; 1981, c. 522; 1984, c. 771; 1985,
c. 522; 1995, c. 114; 2005, c. 765; 2019, c. 734.