State website: www.state.tx.us State law reference for name registration: Vernon’s Texas Business and Commerce Code, Sections 36.02+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the County Clerk in each county where the person intends to conduct business. (Section 36.10). Registration fee: Check with County Clerk Term of registration: Ten years. (Section 36.13).… Read More »

State website: www.tennessee.gov/ State law reference for name registration: Tennessee Code Annotated. Sections 47-25-501+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is optional. Tennessee does not have a fictitious name statute, but allows an individual to register a business name under the trademark statute. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 47-25-503). Registration fee: $20.00 Term… Read More »

State website: www.state.sd.us State law reference for name registration: South Dakota Compiled Laws, Sections 37-11-1+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register electronically with the Office of the Secretary of State or with the office of the Register of Deeds in each county where the person intends to conduct business. (Section 37-11-1). Registration… Read More »

State website: www.scstatehouse.net State law reference for name registration: Code of Laws of South Carolina, Sections 39-13-10+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 33-42-45). Registration fee: Not available. Term of registration: Five years. Name requirements: The name cannot be deceptively similar to any other previously registered… Read More »

State website: www.state.ri.us State law reference for name registration: General Laws of Rhode Island, Sections 6-1-1+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Clerk in the town or city where the person conducts business. (Section 6-1-1). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: None stated in statute. Name requirements: None stated… Read More »

State website: www.state.pa.us State law reference for name registration: Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Sections 54:301+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is optional. The applicant must register with the Department of State. (Section 54:311). Registration fee: $70.00 Term of registration: Ten years. (Section 54:321). Name requirements: The statute is exhaustive, the name cannot imply that the business is incorporated… Read More »

State website: www.leg.state.or.us State law reference for name registration: Oregon Revised Statutes, Sections 648.005+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 648.010). Registration fee: $50.00 Term of registration: Two years. (Section 648.017). Name requirements: The name must be distinguishable from any other registered name. (Section 648.051). Registration… Read More »

State website: www.ok.gov State law reference for name registration: Oklahoma Statutes, Sections 18-1140+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 18-1140). Registration fee: $25.00 Term of registration: None stated in statute. Name requirements: The name must be distinguishable from the registered name of other business entities, and… Read More »

State website: www.ohio.gov State law reference for name registration: Ohio Revised Code, Sections 1329.01+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is optional. Ohio’s statute is for trade names. Generally, a trade name is a name used to identify a person’s business, and to which the owner(s) asserts the exclusive right to use. The applicant must register with the… Read More »

State website: www.nd.gov State law reference for name registration: North Dakota Century Code, Sections 47-25-01+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. North Dakota’s statute is for trade names which is a name other than the owner(s)’s name used to identify a person’s business. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 47-25-02). Registration fee:… Read More »