State website: www.scstatehouse.net State law reference for name registration: Code of Laws of South Carolina, Sections 39-13-10+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 33-42-45). Registration fee: Not available. Term of registration: Five years. Name requirements: The name cannot be deceptively similar to any other previously registered… Read More »

State website: www.state.ri.us State law reference for name registration: General Laws of Rhode Island, Sections 6-1-1+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Clerk in the town or city where the person conducts business. (Section 6-1-1). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: None stated in statute. Name requirements: None stated… Read More »

State website: www.state.pa.us State law reference for name registration: Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Sections 54:301+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is optional. The applicant must register with the Department of State. (Section 54:311). Registration fee: $70.00 Term of registration: Ten years. (Section 54:321). Name requirements: The statute is exhaustive, the name cannot imply that the business is incorporated… Read More »

State website: www.leg.state.or.us State law reference for name registration: Oregon Revised Statutes, Sections 648.005+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 648.010). Registration fee: $50.00 Term of registration: Two years. (Section 648.017). Name requirements: The name must be distinguishable from any other registered name. (Section 648.051). Registration… Read More »

State website: www.ok.gov State law reference for name registration: Oklahoma Statutes, Sections 18-1140+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 18-1140). Registration fee: $25.00 Term of registration: None stated in statute. Name requirements: The name must be distinguishable from the registered name of other business entities, and… Read More »

State website: www.ohio.gov State law reference for name registration: Ohio Revised Code, Sections 1329.01+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is optional. Ohio’s statute is for trade names. Generally, a trade name is a name used to identify a person’s business, and to which the owner(s) asserts the exclusive right to use. The applicant must register with the… Read More »

State website: www.nd.gov State law reference for name registration: North Dakota Century Code, Sections 47-25-01+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. North Dakota’s statute is for trade names which is a name other than the owner(s)’s name used to identify a person’s business. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 47-25-02). Registration fee:… Read More »

State website: www.ncga.state.nc.us State law reference for name registration: General Statutes of North Carolina, Sections 66-68+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the office of the Register of Deeds in the county or counties where the person intends to conduct business. (Section 66-68). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: None… Read More »

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… Read More »

State website: legis.state.nm.us/lcs/ State law reference for name registration: New Mexico Statutes Annotated, Sections 57-3B-1+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is optional. New Mexico’s statute is for trade names which are names used to identify a person’s business. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 57-3B-5). Registration fee: $25.00 Term of registration: Ten years.… Read More »