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State website: www.legis.state.ga.us
State law reference for name registration:
Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
Title 10, Chapter 1, Sections
10-1-490+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the Clerk
of the superior court in the county in
which the person conducts the business.
(Section 10-1-490).
Registration fee: not available
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application requirements:
The [...]

State website:
www.capitol.hawaii.gov
State law reference for name registration:
Hawaii Revised Statutes Annotated,
Title 482, Sections 482-2+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is optional. Hawaii
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 name. The applicant
must register with the Director
of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
(Section 482-2).
Registration fee: $50.00
Term [...]

State website: www.state.id.us
State law reference for name registration:
Idaho Code, Title 53, Sections
53-503+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the Secretary
of State. (Section 53-504).
Registration fee: $25.00
Term of registration: Five years. (Section
53-506).
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application requirements:
The applicant must file a certificate
before the person intends to conduct
business. The certificate must include
the assumed [...]

State website: www.ilga.gov
State law reference for name registration:
Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter
805, Sections 405+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register in the office
of the County Clerk of the county in
which the person conducts or intends
to conduct business. (Section 805 ILCS
405/1).
Registration fee: not available
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application [...]

State website: www.state.in.us
State law reference for name registration:
Indiana Code, Chapter 23, Sections
23-15-1-1+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the office
of the Recorder in the county in which
business is conducted. (Section 23-15-
1-1).
Registration fee: not available
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application requirements:
The certificate must state the
name of the [...]

State website: www.legis.state.ia.us
State law reference for name registration:
Iowa Annotated Code, Sections
547.1+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the county
Recorder in the county in which the
person intends to conduct business.
(Section 547.1).
Registration fee: not available
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application requirements:
The applicant must file a statement
before the person [...]

State law reference for name registration:
Kansas Revised Statutes, Sections
81-205+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is optional. Kansas
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.
Registration fee: $40.00
Term of registration: Ten years. (Section
81-215).
Name requirements: None stated [...]

State website: www.lrc.state.ky.us
State law reference for name registration:
Kentucky Revised Statutes
Annotated, Chapter 365, Sections
365.015+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must file the certificate with
the County Clerk where the person resides.
(Section 365.015).
Registration fee: not available
Term of registration: Five years. (Section
365.015).
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application requirements:
The applicant must file a certificate
before the person intends to [...]

State website: www.legis.state.la.us
State law reference for name registration:
Louisiana Statutes Annotated,
Sections 51:281+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the Clerk
of the court in the parish or parishes in
which the person intends to or conducts
the business. (Section 51:281).
Registration fee: $50.00
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: The name can be
in any language, but [...]

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: [...]