Sole Proprietorship Information – Nevada

By | February 20, 2008

State website: www.leg.state.nv.us
State law reference for name registration:
Nevada Revised Statutes, Sections
600.310+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is optional. Nevada
does not have a fictitious name statute,
but has a trade name statute. A trade
name is essentially a business name
other than the owner(s)’s name. The
applicant must register with the Secretary
of State. (Section 600.340).
Registration fee: $100.00
Term of registration: Five years. (Section
600.360).
Name requirements: The statute is
exhaustive, stating that the trade name
cannot be immoral, deceptive, or
scandalous. Please refer directly to the
statute. (Section 600.330).
Registration application requirements:
The application for registration must set
forth that the person is applying for trade
name, a description of the name. It must
include the name of the owner(s), the
business address of the owner(s), the
type of business being conducted, the
date when the name was first used, a
statement that the owner(s) is the only
person with the right to use that name.
The application must be signed and
verified, and contain three copies of
the trade name. (Section 600.340).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration:
Nevada Secretary of State
555 E. Washington Ave. #4000
Las Vegas, NV 89101