Virginia corporation search by Find-a-Company
A person starting an Entity, needs to register it with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State of Virginia is the primary custodian of state records, including Entity registrations. If a Virginia Entity is registered, you can look it up with the Virginia Secretary of State online search tool.
The Virginia Secretary of State also handles dissolution.
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