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: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application requirements:
The applicant must file a statement
within thirty days before the person
intends to begin conducting the business.
The statement is to include the
name of the owner(s), the address of
the owner(s), the nature of the business
(for example: sole proprietorship
or partnership), and the business name
used. (Section 10-1-490).
Publication requirements: The name
shall be published once a week for two
weeks in paper in which the sheriff’s
advertisements are printed. (Section
10-1-490).
Office for registration: The applicant
must register with the Clerk of the Superior
Court in the county in which the
applicant conducts business. (Section
10-1-490).
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