State website: assembly.state.ny.us
State law reference for name registration:
New York General Business Law,
Article 9B, Sections 130+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the Clerk
of the county or counties where the
business is or the applicant intends to
conduct business. (Section 130).
Registration fee: $25.00
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: The name cannot
appear to be the full name, the
initials, or a word that appears to be a
real name. The exception to that law
is if the owners are the successors of
the person for which the business was
originally named. (Section 130).
Registration application requirements:
The certificate must include the name
of the business, the address of the
business, the full name of the person
conducting the business, the residence
address of the person conducting the
business, and the age of the owner(s),
if under eighteen. (Section 130).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration: The applicant
must register with the Clerk of the
county or counties where the business
is or the applicant intends to conduct
business (Section 130).and with the:
NYS Department of State
Division of Corporations, State Records
41 State Street,
Albany, NY 12231-0001.
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