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 name. (Section
33-42-45).
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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