Doing Business As (DBA) Order Form

Fictitious business names are filed with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office in the county of the principal place of business in California. There is no state-level fictitious name registration.

• If you do not have a place of business in California, file with the Clerk of Sacramento County.
• You may need to register in multiple jurisdictions.
• If you need state-wide registration, consider filing a California trademark instead.

Connecticut

In Connecticut, trade names are filed in the town where business is to be conducted or transacted. There is no state-level trade name registration.

Trade name registration is required for LLCs, corporations, and other entities that desire a doing business as" name. General partnerships that desire a business name that does not include any surnames of the owners and sole proprietorships that desire a business name that does not include their surname are also required to register a trade name.

Delaware

In Delaware, fictitious names are registered in the county prothonotary's office. There is no state-level fictitious name registration.

Sole-proprietorships, partnerships, and other associations that do not want to include their surnames in the company name may be required to file a registration for a fictitious name. Legally incorporated companies and certain joint stock associations are not required to file a registration.

In Georgia, trade name registrations are filed in the county where business activity principally takes place. There is no state-level trade name registration.

• Domestic firms should file in the county of their legal domicile.

Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, business certificate registration is filed with the city or town clerk's office. There is no state-level fictitious name registration.

In Nevada, fictitious firm name registrations are filed at the county level (with the exception of Carson City). There is no state-level fictitious name registration.

In North Carolina, assumed name registrations are filed with the county register of deeds. There is no state-level assumed name registration, however, entities conducting business in more than one county can designate multiple counties with one filing.