State website: www.leg.state.mn.us State law reference for name registration: Minnesota Statutes Annotated, Section 333.01+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 333.01). Registration fee: $25.00 Term of registration: Ten years. (Section 333.055). Name requirements: The name shall not include any of these words or their abbreviations: corporation,… Read More »

State website: www.legislature.mi.gov State law reference for name registration: Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Sections 445.1+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the office of the Clerk in the county or counties where the business is or where the applicant intends to conduct business. (Section 445.1). Registration fee: not available Term of… Read More »

State website: www.mass.gov State law reference for name registration: Annotated Laws of Massachusetts, Sections 110:5+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the office of the Clerk in every city where the business has an office. (Section 110:5). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: Four years. (Section 110:5). Name requirements: None… Read More »

State website: mlis.state.md.us/index.html State law reference for name registration: Annotated Code of Maryland, Business Regulation, Sections 1-406+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Department of Assessments and Taxation. (Section 1-406). Registration fee: $25.00 Term of registration: Five years. (Section 1-406). Name requirements: None stated in statute. Registration application requirements: The… Read More »

State website: http://janus.state.me.us/legis/ State law reference for name registration: Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Sections 31-2+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the office of the Clerk in the city or town where the person intends to conduct business. (Section 31-2). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: None stated in statute.… Read More »

State website: www.legis.state.la.us State law reference for name registration: Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Sections 51:281+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Clerk of the court in the parish or parishes in which the person intends to or conducts the business. (Section 51:281). Registration fee: $50.00 Term of registration: None stated in… Read More »

State website: www.lrc.state.ky.us State law reference for name registration: Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated, Chapter 365, Sections 365.015+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must file the certificate with the County Clerk where the person resides. (Section 365.015). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: Five years. (Section 365.015). Name requirements: None stated in statute.… Read More »

State law reference for name registration: Kansas Revised Statutes, Sections 81-205+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is optional. Kansas does not have a fictitious name statute, but has a trade name statute. A trade name is essentially a business name other than the owner(s)’s name. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. Registration fee: $40.00… Read More »

State website: www.legis.state.ia.us State law reference for name registration: Iowa Annotated Code, Sections 547.1+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the county Recorder in the county in which the person intends to conduct business. (Section 547.1). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: None stated in statute. Name requirements: None stated… Read More »

State website: www.state.in.us State law reference for name registration: Indiana Code, Chapter 23, Sections 23-15-1-1+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the office of the Recorder in the county in which business is conducted. (Section 23-15- 1-1). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: None stated in statute. Name requirements: None… Read More »