State website: http://janus.state.me.us/legis/
State law reference for name registration:
Maine Revised Statutes Annotated,
Sections 31-2+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the office
of the Clerk in the city or town where
the person intends to conduct business.
(Section 31-2).
Registration fee: not available
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: The name must
not contain the words or abbreviations
of: corporation, incorporated, or limited.
(Section 31-6).
Registration application requirements:
The applicant must file a certificate before
the person intends to conduct business.
The signed certificate shall state
the name of the owner, the residential
address of the owner, the name of the
business, the style or designation under
which the business is to be conducted,
and that the owner is a sole proprietor.
(Section 31-2).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration: The applicant
must register with the office of the Clerk
12 Sole Proprietorship in the city or town where the applicant
intends to conduct business. (Section
31-2).
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