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 name. (Section
865.09).
Registration application requirements:
Before conducting the business, the person
must file a sworn statement. The
sworn statement must contain the name
to be registered, the mailing address of
the business, the name and address of
the owner(s), and certification that the
fictitious name has been published in
a newspaper in the county where the
principal place of business is located.
(Section 865.09).
Publication requirements: The applicant
must certify that the fictitious name
has been published in a newspaper in
the county in which the applicant’s
principal place of business is located.
(Section 865.09).
Office for registration:
Fictitious Name Registration
P O Box 1300
Tallahassee, FL 32302-1300
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