State website: www.state.ca.us
State law reference for partnership regulation:
Annotated California Code, Corporation Code, Sections
16100+. (Please see Revised Uniform Partnership
Act).
Statement of Partnership Authority Registration:
Filing is optional, but mandatory if partnership intends
to hold real estate in its name. Initial registration is with
the Secretary of State. A certified copy must also be filed
with the clerk of any county in which the partnership
owns real estate. (Corporate Code, Section 16303).
Partnership Authority registration fee: $70.00
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).
Business name registration fee: Not available.
Term of registration: Five years. (Section 17913).
Name requirements: None stated in statute.
Registration application requirements: The applicant
must file a statement within forty days after
the person begins to conduct business. The statement
shall contain the fictitious business name, the street
address of the place of business, the name and address
of the individual filing the statement, and the nature
of the business (for example: sole proprietorship or
partnership). (Section 17913).
Publication requirements: Within thirty days of filing
the statement, the applicant must publish the name
in the newspaper of general circulation in the county
in which the applicant’s principal place of business
is located. (Section 17917).
Office for registration: The applicant must register
with the County Clerk of the county in which the
registrant has his principal place of business. (Section 17915).
Secretary of State, Document Filing Support Unit
P O Box 944225
Sacramento, CA 94244-225
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