Jurisdictions Searched:

Corporate Services:

• File application for reservation or renewal of a corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company name

• File Articles of Incorporation

• File Change or Resignation of Registered Agent

• File Articles of Amendment

• File Articles of Merger

• File Articles of Dissolution

• File Articles of Termination of Corporate Existence

• File application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Virginia

• File application for an Amended Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in VA

• File application for Certificate of Withdrawal

• Search corporate records

• Obtain copies of corporate records

• Obtain a Certificate of Good Standing, or a Certificate of Fact

Acceptance of filings and obtaining certified copies takes about one week. Results of uncertified searches and obtaining Certificates of Good Standing or Fact are generally sent to you the next business day after your order is received.

Pettit Records Research provides public records research, including but not limited to: UCC, Federal Tax Lien, State Tax Lien, Judgment, Pending Suit, Real Property, Asset and Corporate searches.

Limited Partnership Services

• File application for reservation or renewal of reservation of a limited partnership name

• File statement of change of registered agent of a limited partnership

• File a Certificate of Limited Partnership

• File an amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership

• File a limited partnership Certificate of Cancellation

• File application for registration of a foreign limited partnership

• File a Certificate of Correction for a Foreign limited partnership

• File an amended and restated Certificate of limited partnership

• Search limited partnership records

• Obtain copies of limited partnership documents

• Obtain Certificate of Fact for a limited partnership

Acceptance of filings and obtaining certified copies take about one week. Results of uncertified searches, obtaining Certificates of Fact or obtaining uncertified copies will generally be sent to you the next business day after your order is received.

Pettit Records Research provides public records research, including but not limited to: UCC, Federal Tax Lien, State Tax Lien, Judgment, Pending Suit, Real Property, Asset and Corporate searches.

Limited Liability Company Services:

• File application for reservation or renewal of reservation of a limited liability company name

• File Conversion of Partnership to limited liability company

• File Articles of Organization

• File Articles of amendment to Articles of Organization

• File Change of registered agent/registered office

• File Resignation of registered agent

• File Certificate of Cancellation of limited liability company

• File application for Registration as a foreign limited liability company

• File Certificate of Correction for a foreign limited liability company

• File Cancellation of Certificate of Registration

• Search limited liability records

• Obtain copies of limited liability documents

• Obtain Certificate of Fact for a limited liability company

Filings and certified copies take about one week. Certificates of Fact, uncertified searches and uncertified copies will generally be sent to you the next business day after your order is received.

Pettit Records Research provides public records research, including but not limited to: UCC, Federal Tax Lien, State Tax Lien, Judgment, Pending Suit, Real Property, Asset and Corporate searches.

Uniform Commercial Code Services:

• File UCC documents

• Perform search of the UCC and federal tax lien index for debtor or secured party

• Obtain State certified UCC and/or federal tax lien search (two searches)

• Obtain copies of specific UCC documents

With filings, it takes two to three weeks before we know the document is accepted, and receive a file number. Certified searches take 7-10 business days. Uncertified searches and uncertified copies will generally be sent to you the next business day after your order is received.

The Virginia Court System can be confusing as to what kind of cases you find in each court; therefore, we usually begin by explaining the two main courts you will be interested in.

Circuit Court: In Virginia, this is the court of General jurisdiction. We find criminal cases for which a person can be sentenced to the state penitentiary, and all jury trials are heard here.

General District Court: In Virginia, this is the court of Limited jurisdiction. This court hears misdemeanors, ordinance violations, traffic cases and felony preliminaries. No jury trials are heard here.

There can be misdemeanors and felonies in either court. At the General District Court, felonies would be preliminary hearings, but until the case is transferred to the Circuit court it may be found in the General District court search.

We recommend searching the Circuit as well as the General District Court.

Turnaround is normally within 24-48 hours. If you need results in less than 24 hours let us know up front so we can best accommodate your requests.

Circuit Court Services:

• File partnership or assumed (fictitious) name documents

• Perform partnership or assumed (fictitious) name search

• Obtain copies

• Perform current owner property search

• Perform Current Deed or a specific Deed of Trust search

• File Uniform Commercial Code Documents

• Perform UCC index search

• Perform state & federal tax lien and judgment index search

• Perform civil pending suit index search

• Perform criminal records index search

Pettit Records Research provides public records research, including but not limited to: UCC, Federal Tax Lien, State Tax Lien, Judgment, Pending Suit, Real Property, Asset and Corporate searches.

General District Court Services:

• Perform civil pending suit index search

• Perform criminal records index search

Searches for Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, & Richmond and the counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico, Prince George & Powhatan usually have a turnaround time or 24-48 hours.

All other jurisdictions in Virginia are serviced by correspondents and have a longer turnaround of 3-5 business days.

Pettit Records Research provides public records research, including but not limited to: UCC, Federal Tax Lien, State Tax Lien, Judgment, Pending Suit, Real Property, Asset and Corporate searches.

• Obtain copies

• Perform civil pending suit index search

• Perform criminal records index search

  Present docket sheets are generally available within 24-48 hours.

*Jurisdictions not listed above*

Corporate Services:

• File application for reservation or renewal of a corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company name

• File Articles of Incorporation

• File Change or Resignation of Registered Agent

• File Articles of Amendment

• File Articles of Merger

• File Articles of Dissolution

• File Articles of Termination of Corporate Existence

• File application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Virginia

• File application for an Amended Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in VA

• File application for Certificate of Withdrawal

• Search corporate records

• Obtain copies of corporate records

• Obtain a Certificate of Good Standing, or a Certificate of Fact

The response time for these services varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, please call for the response time for a particular state.

Pettit Records Research, LLC provides public records research, including but not limited to: UCC, Federal Tax Lien, State Tax Lien, Judgment, Pending Suit, Real Property, Asset and Corporate searches.

Limited Partnership Services:

• File application for reservation or renewal of reservation of a limited partnership name

• File statement of change of registered agent of a limited partnership

• File a Certificate of Limited Partnership

• File an amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership

• File a limited partnership Certificate of Cancellation

• File application for registration of a foreign limited partnership

• File a Certificate of Correction for a Foreign limited partnership

• File an amended and restated Certificate of limited partnership

• Search limited partnership records

• Obtain copies of limited partnership documents

• Obtain Certificate of Fact for a limited partnership

The response time for these services varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, please call for the response time for a particular state.

Pettit Records Research, LLC provides public records research, including but not limited to: UCC, Federal Tax Lien, State Tax Lien, Judgment, Pending Suit, Real Property, Asset and Corporate searches.

Limited Liability Company Services:

• File application for reservation or renewal of reservation of a limited liability company name

• File Conversion of Partnership to limited liability company

• File Articles of Organization

• File Articles of amendment to Articles of Organization

• File Change of registered agent/registered office

• File Resignation of registered agent

• File Certificate of Cancellation of limited liability company

• File application for Registration as a foreign limited liability company

• File Certificate of Correction for a foreign limited liability company

• File Cancellation of Certificate of Registration

• Search limited liability records

• Obtain copies of limited liability documents

• Obtain Certificate of Fact for a limited liability company

The response time for these services varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, please call for the response time for a particular state.

Pettit Records Research, LLC provides public records research, including but not limited to: UCC, Federal Tax Lien, State Tax Lien, Judgment, Pending Suit, Real Property, Asset and Corporate searches.

Uniform Commercial Code Services:

• File UCC documents

• Perform search of the UCC and federal tax lien (if available) index for debtor or secured party (if available)

• Obtain State certified UCC and/or federal tax lien search (two searches)

• Obtain copies of specific UCC documents

The response time for these services varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, please call for the response time for a particular state or county.

Pettit Records Research, LLC provides public records research, including but not limited to: UCC, Federal Tax Lien, State Tax Lien, Judgment, Pending Suit, Real Property, Asset and Corporate searches.

County Court Services:

• File partnership or assumed (fictitious) name documents (if applicable)

• Perform partnership or assumed (fictitious) name search (if applicable)

• Obtain copies

• Perform current owner property search

• Perform Current Deed or a specific Deed of Trust search

• File Uniform Commercial Code Documents

• Perform UCC index search

• Perform state & federal tax lien and judgment index search

• Perform civil pending suit index search

• Perform criminal records index search

The response time for these services varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, please call for the response time for a particular county.