District of Columbia Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection - Business and Professional Licensing Administration - Corporations Division
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Contact Information
1100 4th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Mailing address:
Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection Corporations Division
PO Box 712300
Philadelphia, PA 19171
Phone: (202) 442-4432
Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Email: dlcp@dc.gov
Corporate Filings
We track the following filings with the District of Columbia Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection - Business and Professional Licensing Administration - Corporations Division in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.
Commercial Registered Agent
Two-Year Report
| Agency: | District of Columbia Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection - Business and Professional Licensing Administration - Corporations Division |
| Form: | BRA-25: Two-Year Report for Domestic and Foreign Filing Entity |
| Filing Method: | Mail, in-person, or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $80 |
| Turnaround: | Online filings process in about 15 business days. |
| Due: | The first report is due April 1 in the calendar year after registration. After the first filing, reports are due biennially by April 1. Reports may be filed as early as January 15. |
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| Penalties: | Late fee of $50. |
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Foreign Registration
| Agency: | District of Columbia Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection - Business and Professional Licensing Administration - Corporations Division |
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail, in-person, or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $220 |
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| Penalties: | Corporations that do business in the District prior to foreign qualification may be subject to penalties of $400 for each biennial period prior to foreign qualification. |
| Notes: | All attachments must be uploaded in jpeg, jpg, or png format and be less than 1MB. Documents must be submitted via a desktop or laptop computer (no mobile devices). |
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| Certified Copy Requirement: | Certified copies not required. |
| Certificate of Good Standing Requirement: | Certificate of existence dated within 90 days. |
Trade Name
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| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $55 |
| Is registration mandatory?: | Trade name registration is required for entities using an alternate name. |
| Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?: | Although trade name registration does not directly offer name protection, entity names must be distinguishable from other legal, reserved, and trade names. |
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Trade Name Renewal
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| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $55 |
| Due: | By April 1 of the second year from the year of registration and biennially by April 1 thereafter. |
| Law: | DC Code § 47-2855.02 |
Certificate of Good Standing
| Agency: | District of Columbia Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection - Business and Professional Licensing Administration - Corporations Division |
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| Agency Fee: | $50 |
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