Virginia State Agencies
This website is providing a complete Virginia state agencies directory, including locations, phone numbers, fax numbers, addresses, lookup, search & verification and more.
About Virginia State
Virginia, a south-eastern U.S. state, stretches from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains, with a long Atlantic coastline. It’s one of the 13 original colonies, with historic landmarks including Monticello, founding Father Thomas Jefferson’s iconic Charlottesville plantation. The Jamestown Settlement and Colonial Williamsburg are living-history museums re-enacting Colonial and Revolutionary-era life.
Virginia officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond, Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision.
Virginia is located on the Atlantic coast along the line that divides the northern and southern. Map of the United States with Virginia highlighted.
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Virginia Flag
The Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the official seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. The state flag of Virginia consists of the obverse of the seal against a blue background.
U.S. state flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with the state seal in the centre.
In 1776 the jurist George Wythe probably drew upon a book on Roman antiquities by Joseph Spence when he created the first Virginia state seal. It was made in two sizes and had distinctive designs on the obverse and reverse sides. The reverse showed women symbolizing liberty, eternity, and agriculture.
Virginia State Facts
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Virginia Agencies
Virginia DMV
The Virginia DMV (DMV VA) is the organization that handles transportation in the state of Virginia. The organization is made up of a number of different offices spread throughout the state and is responsible for issuing licenses and documents to both drivers and motor vehicles as well as registering motor vehicles.
Virginia SOS Business Search
A Virginia SOS Business Search allows you to view detailed information about a specific corporation, company, or business in the state of Virginia including the names of directors, registered agent, registered office address, mailing address and the corporation’s purpose.
Virginia Board of Nursing
The Virginia Board of Nursing (VA BON) is the state agency responsible for protecting the public from unqualified and unsafe nursing care. VA BON oversees the licensure, education and certification of nurses and nurse midwives, investigates complaints against nurses and midwives, and investigates and acts on allegations of impaired nurses and midwives.
Virginia Medicaid
Virginia Medicaid is a Health Care Program for Virginia residents who find themselves unable to afford or obtain health insurance. It offers a variety of health care services, such as: Vision Care, Dental Care, Hospital Care, Prescription Coverage and more.
Department of Taxation Virginia
The Department of Taxation Virginia was created to provide a central agency to collect taxes, administer licensing, enforce tax collection laws and distributing all state taxes. The mission of the Department of Taxation Virginia is to provide a fair and efficient tax system that enhances Virginia’s economic growth.
Virginia Department of Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is the agency responsible for the building and maintenance of the state’s transportation system and infrastructure. VDOT is committed to providing safe and reliable transportation services to the state.
Virginia Department of Health
The Virginia Department of Health (VA DOH) is a state government agency that promotes, protects and ensures the health and wellness of all the citizens in the state of Virginia. The Virginia State Department of Health’s mission is to advance the health and safety by providing programs and services that protect and improve the quality of life.
Virginia Department of Corrections
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VA DOC) is responsible for ensuring public safety by supervising offenders in the community and in state prisons. VA DOC provides a variety of offender services to assist offenders in being productive citizens. Offender services include treatment programs, educational programs, mental health services, work programs, housing, and family services.
Virginia Secretary of State
The Virginia Secretary of State (Virginia SOS) is responsible for a wide range of duties, including business filings, corporations, trademarks, campaign finance reports and lobbyist registration. The Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission is the chief elections officer of Virginia, and is responsible for overseeing all federal, state, and local election activity in Virginia.
Virginia Board of Accountancy
The Virginia Board of Accountancy is responsible for the licensure and regulation of certified public accountants (CPAs) and public accounting firms in the state of Virginia.
Teacher Licensure Virginia
The Teacher Licensure Virginia works to improve public education for all students by providing leadership, guidance, and resources. VA DOE promote high academic achievement for every student through our standards-based education improvement efforts. Teacher Licensure Virginia is responsible for setting policy and supporting programs that provide students, educators and the citizens of Virginia with the highest quality public education possible.
Virginia Insurance Department
The Virginia Insurance Department protects consumers by making sure insurers are financially strong and operate fairly, by enforcing Virginia’s laws and regulations, and by educating consumers about insurance. SCC VA assist consumers in resolving complaints about insurance and to support the development of a sound and prosperous insurance industry in Virginia.
Virginia Inmate Locator
Virginia Inmate Locator (VA DOC) is the official Virginia state centralized, Internet-based inmate locator service that provides authorized users with the ability to search for an inmate’s profile. Search Virginia Inmate Records using Name, Date of Birth, or VA DOC Number (Inmate Name and Date of Birth are required for a search).
Virginia Board of Pharmacy
The Virginia Board of Pharmacy (VABOP) protects the health and safety of citizens of the state of Virginia by ensuring the safe and effective use of prescription drugs, surgical procedures, and medical devices. The VABOP regulates the practice of pharmacy in Virginia. This includes the licensing of all pharmacies within the state, whether retail or institutional.
Virginia Medical Board
The Virginia Medical Board is the state agency responsible for protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public. The Board assures that only qualified persons are licensed to practice medicine in Virginia, investigates citizen complaints against doctors, and ensures physicians are competent to practice medicine.
Virginia Department of Vital Records
Virginia Department of Vital Records is the official repository of vital records in Virginia. The Virginia State Archives’ mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible this vital information for recording and preserving vital records like birth, death, marriage certificates, divorce decrees and health statistics.
Virginia Unemployment Office
The Virginia Unemployment Office is the state agency that is responsible for determining if you are eligible for Virginia state unemployment benefits and provide workforce services for people who have lost their jobs. This agency is funded through a payroll tax that is paid by Virginia’s employers.
Virginia Department of Labor
The Virginia Department of Labor is the state agency responsible for administering laws and rules governing the employment relationship. The mission of the Virginia Department of Labor is to serve, promote, and advocate for the economic development, job growth, and quality of life in the state of Virginia.
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (VADWR) is the state agency that manages the commercial fisheries to ensure sustainability, stability, and financial integrity so that the industry may provide a lasting source of income for its participants and the state.
Virginia Real Estate Board
The Virginia Real Estate Board (VA DPOR) protects Virginia homebuyers, sellers and real estate professionals. The Virginia Real Estate Board licenses and regulates all real estate brokers, sales agents and firms doing business in the state, enforcing Virginia’s real estate law.
Virginia State Insurance Commissioner
Virginia State Insurance Commissioner enforces the laws related to insurance in Virginia, regulates the insurance industry and investigates and resolves complaints from consumers and businesses regarding violations of the insurance laws.
Virginia Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
The Virginia Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists regulates the practice of cosmetology and barbering in the state of Virginia and provides information about licensing requirements. The Board provides consumer information about the requirements for certification in each of the specialty practice areas.
Virginia Voting & Elections
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Virginia Flood Map
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Virginia Veterans & Military
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Confederate Navy Index
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