Businesses - Memo to New Applicants for Chesterfield County Business
Licenses
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To: Applicant for Chesterfield
County Business License
From: Business License Section
To apply for your license please perform these steps in the
order in which they are presented.
NOTE: LICENSES MUST BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO BEGINNING BUSINESS. A
LATE PAYMENT PENALTY OF UP TO 10% (SUBJECT TO A MINIMUM PENALTY)
AND INTEREST WILL BE IMPOSED IF THE LICENSE IS NOT OBTAINED WITHIN
ONE MONTH OF THE START OF BUSINESS.
- Complete the APPLICATION FOR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS
LICENSE .
- Complete the BUSINESS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE . §6-9
of the Chesterfield County Code requires that every person applying
for a business license shall ensure that the location for the business
be properly zoned for its intended use by such business. Call or
visit the Planning Department (ph. 748-1050) to find out if your
business location is properly zoned for your business activities,
especially if you intend to conduct your business from your home.
Planning Department hours are M – F, 8:30am – 5:00pm.
- Visit the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the Chesterfield
County Courts Building (ph. 748-1241) in person only if you
will be operating a business under an assumed or fictitious trade
name. Trade names that include the sole proprietor's last name
do not need to be recorded. Trade names using only an individual's
initials or any other fictitious names which differ from the
actual sole proprietor, partnership, LLC, or corporate name must
be recorded with the Clerk's Office, and §59.1-74 of the
Code of Virginia requires that proof of recordation must be submitted
to the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue before a business
license may be issued. A fee of $10.00 must accompany the form
at the time of recordation. Office hours are M – F, 8:30am – 5:00pm.
- CONTRACTORS ONLY : Register with the State
Board for Contractors, located at 3600 West Broad Street, Richmond
(ph. 367-8511, www.state.va.us/dpor ), only if you:
- Accept individual contracts of $1,000 or more; or
- Have total gross receipts in excess of $150,000 during a 12-month period
§6-25(b) of the Chesterfield County Code requires that contractors in either
of these categories must enter their State Board for Contractors registration
number on the appropriate line on the business license application before a license
may be issued. All contractors must also complete a Contractor's
Certification of Insuring Liability for Workers' Compensation in Virginia form. §58.1-3714B(1)
of the Code of Virginia prohibits a county from issuing or reissuing a business
license to a contractor who has not obtained or is not maintaining workers' compensation
coverage for his employees if such coverage is required. Questions regarding
workers' compensation coverage requirements should be directed to the Workers'
Compensation Commission at 1000 DMV Drive, Richmond (ph. 367-2071).
- Return the following documents to the Office of the Commissioner
of the Revenue in the enclosed envelope (office hours are M – F,
8:30am – 5:00pm):
- The Application for Chesterfield County Business License
- A check made payable to the Treasurer, Chesterfield County, for the
amount of the license tax or fee
- The Business License Classification Questionnaire
- If applicable, a copy of your receipt from the Clerk of the Circuit
Court evidencing the registration of your trade name
- For contractors, the completed Contractor's Certification of Insuring
Liability for Workers' Compensation in Virginia form
If you have any questions, please contact the Business License
Section at 748-1754, 748-1282, or 796-7118.
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