How to search Virginia business entities online

What the search covers

The database covers all entity types registered with the SCC Clerk's Office: domestic and foreign LLCs, stock corporations (for-profit), nonstock corporations (nonprofit), limited partnerships, registered LLPs, and business trusts. The SCC also administers public utility and insurance company filings, which appear in separate search interfaces.

Search options

The CIS supports searching by:

• Entity Name — text search with partial matching
• SCC ID Number — an alphanumeric identifier; newer records use a one-letter prefix (S for domestic LLCs, T for foreign LLCs, F for foreign stock corporations, M for limited partnerships) plus a 7-digit serial, while older corporations use an 8-digit all-numeric ID
• Entity Type Filter — LLC, stock corporation, nonstock corporation, limited partnership, business trust
• Entity Status Filter — active, inactive, terminated, and others

Registered agent information is visible on every entity detail page; stock corporation detail pages also publish the officer and director roster. Certificates of Good Standing (called a Certificate of Fact for LLCs and limited partnerships) can be downloaded instantly for $6 through the SCC eFile system — one of the lower certificate fees in the country.

Annual registration fee — not an annual report

Virginia does not use the term "annual report" for its recurring compliance filing. Instead, most entities pay an annual registration fee due by the last day of the month in which the entity was originally incorporated or registered; limited partnerships and business trusts instead have a fixed due date of October 1. LLCs pay $50 per year; nonprofits pay $25. For-profit corporations pay a fee that scales with authorized share count — verify the applicable tier with the SCC. The filing itself (reporting changes to officers, registered agent, etc.) carries no separate fee. The SCC mails a reminder approximately two months before the due date. The grace period before cancellation or termination for non-payment varies by entity type: three months for LLCs, four months for corporations, and December 31 of the same year for limited partnerships and business trusts. The SCC has also warned that third-party companies contact business owners by mail, email, or text — sometimes resembling official notices — offering to file the annual registration fee for an added charge; these companies are not affiliated with or endorsed by the SCC, and filing directly through the SCC avoids the extra cost.