Code of Virginia
Chapter 13 - Virginia Professional Limited Liability Company Act
§ 13.1-1105. Certificate of authority for foreign professional limited liability company

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a foreign professional limited liability company, organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Virginia to perform a professional service of the type defined in § 13.1-1102, may apply for and obtain a certificate of authority to render those professional services in Virginia on the following terms and conditions:
1. Only members, managers, employees, and agents licensed or otherwise legally qualified by this Commonwealth may perform the professional service in Virginia.
2. The professional limited liability company must meet every requirement of this chapter except for the requirement that all of its members and managers be licensed to perform the professional service in this Commonwealth.
3. The powers of any foreign professional limited liability company admitted under this section shall not exceed the powers permitted to domestic professional limited liability companies under this chapter.
B. In order to qualify, a foreign professional limited liability company shall make application to the Commission as provided in § 13.1-1052 and shall make the application for and secure any certificate of authority, registration or registration certificate may be required by §§ 13.1-1111, 13.1-1112 or § 13.1-1113 and, in addition, shall be required to set forth the name and address of each member, manager, employee, and agent of the limited liability company who will be providing the professional service in this Commonwealth and whether those members, managers, employees, and agents are licensed, or otherwise legally qualified, to perform the professional service in Virginia.
1992, c. 574; 1996, c. 265.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 13.1 - Corporations

Chapter 13 - Virginia Professional Limited Liability Company Act

§ 13.1-1100. Reservation of power to amend or repeal

§ 13.1-1101. Legislative purpose

§ 13.1-1101.1. Practice of certain professions by limited liability companies

§ 13.1-1102. Definitions

§ 13.1-1103. Who may become a member

§ 13.1-1104. Use of initials "P.L.C.," "PLC," "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" in company name

§ 13.1-1105. Certificate of authority for foreign professional limited liability company

§ 13.1-1106. Merger with foreign professional limited liability company or foreign professional corporation

§ 13.1-1107. How limited liability company may render professional services; nonprofessional employees and agents; members and managers need not be employees, etc.

§ 13.1-1108. Professional law limited liability company may qualify as executor, administrator or in other fiduciary capacity

§ 13.1-1109. Professional relationships not affected; liability for debts, etc., of limited liability company, its members, managers, employees, and agents

§ 13.1-1110. Professional limited liability company not to engage in other business; investment of funds

§ 13.1-1111. Qualifications of members and managers; special provisions for limited liability companies rendering service of architects, professional engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects, and using the title of certified interior design...

§ 13.1-1112. Special provision for limited liability company engaged in practice of accounting

§ 13.1-1113. Registration certificate required for limited liability company engaged in practice of law

§ 13.1-1114. Repealed

§ 13.1-1115. Transfer of membership interests

§ 13.1-1116. Disqualification of member, manager, agent or employee

§ 13.1-1117. Conversion into nonprofessional company; disposition of membership interests of deceased or disqualified members

§ 13.1-1118. Management

§ 13.1-1119. Repealed

§ 13.1-1120. Income and property taxes

§ 13.1-1121. Merger

§ 13.1-1122. Application of Chapter 12 of this title

§ 13.1-1123. Coordination with other provisions of Virginia Code