Welcome to the Clerk’s Office home page. The Clerk of the Commission is the official custodian of the judicial and administrative records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC).
The Office of the Clerk serves as the central filing office for all Virginia and foreign corporations, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, and business trusts that are authorized to transact business in Virginia. It also serves as the central filing office in Virginia for the filing and indexing of Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) financing statements and certain federal tax liens. Under certain provisions of the Code of Virginia, the Clerk of the Commission is appointed or deemed to have been appointed the statutory agent of an individual or business entity for the purpose of accepting service of process.
Personal computers, microfilm and microfiche viewers are available to the public for review or research of information on file with the Clerk’s Office.
While staff members of the Clerk’s Office can provide information regarding the requirements under Virginia law for filing a document in this office, we are prohibited from providing legal advice to the public. If you are seeking legal advice, you may want to contact the Virginia
Lawyer Referral Service
, which is sponsored by the Virginia State Bar.
Important Notice Regarding Personal or Confidential Information
Information such as social security number, date of birth, maiden name, or financial institution account number is NOT required to be included in business entity or Uniform Commercial Code documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission. Any information provided on these documents is subject to public viewing.
Joel H. Peck
Clerk of the Commission