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Governing law: Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-1011 — Articles of organization
Decision table (DMN), hit policy FIRST.
| Name meets § 13.1-1012 | Registered office address, city or county, and an eligible registered agent stated (§ 13.1-1011 A.2) | Principal office address given | Required fees paid | → Articles comply | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| false | - | - | - | false | § 13.1-1011(A)(1) |
| - | false | - | - | false | § 13.1-1011(A)(2) |
| - | - | false | - | false | § 13.1-1011(A)(3) |
| - | - | - | false | false | § 13.1-1011(D) |
| true | true | true | true | true | § 13.1-1011(D) |
Decision table (DMN), hit policy FIRST.
| Organized for a nonprofit or charitable purpose | Owners render a licensed professional service | Number of owners | Owners want protection from the business's debts | Plans to sell shares to outside investors | Some co-owners will be passive investors only | → Business structure | → What is filed, and where | → State filing fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| true | - | - | - | - | - | Nonstock corporation | Articles of incorporation, filed with the State Corporation Commission | $50 charter fee (§ 13.1-815.1) plus $25 for filing articles of incorporation (§ 13.1-816) | § 13.1-818 |
| false | true | - | true | - | - | Professional corporation (stock, Chapter 9, or nonstock, Chapter 10 of Title 13.1) or professional limited liability company (Chapter 13 of Title 13.1); a professional corporation needs all owners licensed or authorized to render the same professional service, at least one in Virginia (§ 13.1-544 A; architects, engineers and land surveyors: § 13.1-549) | Articles of incorporation (professional corporation) or articles of organization (professional LLC), filed with the State Corporation Commission | Stock professional corporation: see § 13.1-615.1 (charter fee) plus $25 (§ 13.1-616); nonstock professional corporation: $50 charter fee (§ 13.1-815.1) plus $25 (§ 13.1-816); professional LLC: $100 (§ 13.1-1005) | § 13.1-544(A) |
| false | - | - | true | true | - | Stock corporation | Articles of incorporation, filed with the State Corporation Commission | See § 13.1-615.1 (charter fee: $50 for each 25,000 authorized shares or fraction thereof, $2,500 above 1,000,000 shares) plus $25 (§ 13.1-616) | § 13.1-618 |
| false | - | >= 2 | true | - | true | Limited partnership (limited partners are shielded; the general partner stays personally liable) | Certificate of limited partnership, filed with the State Corporation Commission | $100 | § 50-73.11(A) |
| false | - | - | true | - | - | Limited liability company | Articles of organization, filed with the State Corporation Commission | $100 | § 13.1-1010 |
| false | - | 1 | false | - | - | Sole proprietorship | No formation filing; a certificate of assumed or fictitious name must be filed in the office of the clerk of the State Corporation Commission before trading under any name other than the owner's own | None to form; $10 for a certificate of assumed or fictitious name if trading under another name (§ 59.1-70 C) | § 59.1-69(B) |
| false | - | >= 2 | false | - | - | General partnership | No formation filing: two or more co-owners carrying on a business for profit form a partnership. A partnership trading under an assumed name must file a certificate of assumed or fictitious name with the clerk of the State Corporation Commission. Optionally, the partnership may file a statement of registration as a registered limited liability partnership with the State Corporation Commission, approved by the partners (all partners unless the partnership agreement provides otherwise, § 50-73.132 C) and signed by at least two partners (§ 50-73.83 C) | None to form; $10 for a certificate of assumed or fictitious name if trading under another name (§ 59.1-70 C); $100 for an optional LLP statement of registration (§ 50-73.83 F.1) | § 50-73.88(A) |
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