§ 59.1-76. Effect of failure to file certificate on right of action
The failure of any person or corporation to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall not prevent a recovery by or against such person or corporation, in any of the courts in this Commonwealth on any cause of action heretofore or hereafter arising, but no action shall be maintained in any of the courts […]
§ 59.1-74. Recordation of certificate and registration of names
A. 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 […]
§ 59.1-75. Penalty for violation
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,500 or by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or both. Code 1950, § 59-175; 1968, c. 439; 1991, c. 710.
§ 59.1-75.1. Penalty for signing false certificate
A. It is unlawful for any person to sign a certificate the person knows is false in any material respect with intent that the certificate be delivered to the Commission for filing. B. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 2017, c. 594.
§ 59.1-70. Filing a certificate with State Corporation Commission; fee
A. The certificate of assumed or fictitious name shall be on a form prescribed by the Commission that sets forth the following: 1. The name of the person who will be conducting business under the assumed or fictitious name; 2. The assumed or fictitious name of the business; 3. Whether the person who will be […]
§ 59.1-70.1. Certificate of release
A. When a person is no longer conducting business in the Commonwealth under an assumed or fictitious name on file with the clerk of the Commission, the name may be released by filing a certificate of release of an assumed or fictitious name in the office of the clerk of the Commission that is signed […]
§ 59.1-71. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2002, c. 267, effective July 1, 2002.
§ 59.1-73. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 1994, c. 432.
§ 59.1-69. Certificate required of person transacting business under assumed name
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 […]