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Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-69 (2026)

Certificate required of person transacting business under assumed name

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A. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Commission" means the State Corporation Commission.

"Person" has the meaning prescribed in § 1-230.

B. No person shall conduct or transact business in the Commonwealth under any assumed or fictitious name unless such person files in the office of the clerk of the Commission a certificate of assumed or fictitious name.

C. No person shall use an assumed or fictitious name in the conduct of the person's business to intentionally misrepresent the geographic origin or location of the person.

Code 1950, § 59-169; 1968, c. 439; 1987, c. 702; 1995, c. 168; 1996, c. 904; 2017, c. 594.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases, 1974–2020 · leading case: Bain v. Phillips, 228 S.E.2d 576 (Va. 1976).
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Bain v. Phillips, 228 S.E.2d 576 (Va. 1976). · cites it 10× “Bain further testified that Batte instructed Bain “to be sure and let him know when the case on the warrants came to be heard, that he would call [the Commonwealth’s Attorney of Louisa County] who’s a personal friend of his and alert him to [Code § 59.”
Bryant Elec. Co. v. Joe Rainero Tile Co., 84 F.R.D. 120 (W.D. Va. 1979). · cites it 10× “It is alleged by the plaintiff, and undisputed by the defendant, that prior to the filing of plaintiff’s complaint, Permatile Concrete Pipe Company had failed to register an assumed name certificate as required by Va. Code § 59.1-69, which reads as follows: § 59.”
Precision Steel Mfg. Co. v. Vinales (In Re Vinales), 268 B.R. 749 (Bankr. W.D. Va. 2001). · cites it 19× “Petitioners contend that their claims are not the subject of a bona fide dispute because the facts show that Vinales engaged in business under the name of Business Service Associates, for which a fictitious name certificate was not filed pursuant to Va.Code § 59.1-69.…”
Minor v. Gal-Tenn Corp., 47 Va. Cir. 53 (Scott Cir. Ct. 1998). · cites it 20× “1-559(b)(l) and (2) defines a franchise as a written contract or agreement between two or more persons, by which a franchisee is granted the right to engage in the business of offering, selling, or distributing goods or services at retail under a marketing plan or system…”
Moore v. N. Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc., 80 F.R.D. 278 (W.D. Va. 1978). · cites it 6× “Va.Code § 59.1-69 et seq. That statute provides that persons or corporations doing business in Virginia under an assumed name must obtain a certificate of authority to do so from the State Corporation Commission and file the same with clerk of court in the jurisdiction where…”
Transurban v. D'Arco, 92 Va. Cir. 285 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “Virginia Code § 59.1-69 provides: Noperson, partnership, limited liability company,orcorporation shall conduct or transact business in this Commonwealth under any assumed or fictitious name unless such person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation shall sign and…”
Ferris Law Offices, P.C. v. Sonic-Manhattan Fairfax, Inc., 81 Va. Cir. 283 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2010). · cites it 33× “” Ferris, however, neglected to register this fictitious name with the State Corporation Commission as mandated by Va. Code § 59.1-69. On October 10, 2008, Mr.”
S. Christian Leadership v. Shannon, 613 S.E.2d 596 (Va. 2005). · cites it 2× “1-757 and -759 (or their predecessors), and did not file a fictitious name certificate pursuant to Code § 59.1-69 (or its predecessor). While Georgia SCLC never registered its marks with the State Corporation Commission, it is undisputed that since 1960 the Virginia SCLC, as the…”
Bryant v. Rorer, 66 Va. Cir. 226 (Roanoke County Cir. Ct. 2004). · cites it 8× “Va. Code § 59.1-69. Bryant now seeks to amend her Amended Motion for Judgment under Virginia Code § 8.”
In Re Change of Name of Miller, 243 S.E.2d 464 (Va. 1978). · cites it 3× “*942 (5) Petitioner could satisfy her desire for a separate professional career under the provisions of Code § 59.1-69, et seq., relating to transaction of business under an assumed name.”
Roper v. FCGMI, Inc., 72 Va. Cir. 135 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2006). · cites it 11× “Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-69 (2006). Because of the failure to file a fictitious name report, 1 Roper’s efforts to discover the correct entity behind the name and address of the Best Western revealed only FCGMI, Inc.”
Old Town Funeral Choices v. N. Virginia Funeral Choices, 55 Va. Cir. 459 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2000). · cites it 3× “Instead, OTFC filed a so-called “fictitious name certificate” (required by Va. Code § 59.1-69) in the land records of Fairfax County on August 27, 1998, in which OTFC certified that it was conducting funeral services under the name of “Northern Virginia Funeral Choices.”
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