If you are going to use a name for your business other than your full legal name, you will need to research the trade name then register this name with the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Below is a link to the form for filing. It may also be obtained at the Clerk's Office and will need to be notarized. You should register this name before having business cards printed, opening a checking account or placing an ad in the phonebook, newspaper, etc. Please contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court to obtain the fee for registering an Assumed or Fictitious Name.
- Code of Virginia 59.1-69
- Certificate of Assumed or Fictitious Name
- Stafford County's Clerk of the Circuit Court

