State website: www.scstatehouse.net
State law reference for partnership regulation:
Code of Laws of South Carolina, Sections 33-41-10.
(Please see Uniform Partnership Act).
State law reference for name registration: Code of
Laws of South Carolina, Sections 33-42-45+.
Registration of business name requirements: Registration
is mandatory. The applicant must register with
the Secretary of State. (Section 33-42-45).
Business name registration fee: Not available.
Term of registration: Five years.
Name requirements: The name cannot be deceptively
similar to any other previously registered name.
Registration application requirements: The applicant
must file an assumed name certificate. The
certificate must state the name of the business. (Section
33-42-45).
Publication requirements: None stated.
Office for registration:
Secretary of State
Edgar Brown Building
Capitol Complex
1205 Pendleton Street
Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29201 (Section 33-42-45).
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