State website: www.ilga.gov State law reference for name registration: Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 805, Sections 405+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register in the office of the County Clerk of the county in which the person conducts or intends to conduct business. (Section 805 ILCS 405/1). Registration fee: not available Term of… Read More »
State website: www.state.id.us State law reference for name registration: Idaho Code, Title 53, Sections 53-503+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 53-504). Registration fee: $25.00 Term of registration: Five years. (Section 53-506). Name requirements: None stated in statute. Registration application requirements: The applicant must file a… Read More »
State website: www.capitol.hawaii.gov State law reference for name registration: Hawaii Revised Statutes Annotated, Title 482, Sections 482-2+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is optional. Hawaii 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 name. The applicant must register with the… Read More »
State website: www.legis.state.ga.us State law reference for name registration: Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 1, Sections 10-1-490+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Clerk of the superior court in the county in which the person conducts the business. (Section 10-1-490). Registration fee: not available Term of registration:… Read More »
State website: www.leg.state.fl.us State law reference for name registration: Florida Statutes, Chapter 865. Sections 865.09+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Department of State. (Section 865.09). Registration fee: $50.00 Term of registration: Five years. (Section 865.09). Name requirements: The name may not contain the words incorporated or corporation in the… Read More »
State website: dccouncil.washington .dc.us State law reference for name registration: District of Columbia Code 1981, Title 47, Sections 47-2855.2+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory affairs. (Section 47-2855.2). Registration fee: $50.00 Term of registration: None stated in statute. Name requirements: None stated in statute. Registration… Read More »
State website: www.delaware.gov State law reference for name registration: Delaware Code Annotated, Title 6, Chapter 31, Sections 3101+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the office of the Prothonotary in the county where the person is transacting business. (Section 3101). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: None stated in statute.… Read More »
State website: www.cga.ct.gov State law reference for name registration: Connecticut General Statutes Annotated, Sections 35-1+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Town Clerk where the business is or where the person intends to conduct business. (Section 35-1). Online form: not available online Registration fee: not available Term of registration: None… Read More »
State website: www.leg.state.co.us State law reference for name registration: Colorado Revised Statutes Annotated, Sections 7-71-101+. Registration of business name requirements: Colorado does not have a statute for registration of assumed names for sole proprietors, However, tradenames for other business organization forms are registerable. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State and record a statement of trade… Read More »
State website: www.state.ca.us State law reference for name registration: California Codes Annotated, Business and Professional Code, Sections 17900+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the County Clerk in the county where the person conducts or intends to conduct business. (Sections 17910, 17915). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: Five years.… Read More »