State website: www.njleg.state.nj.us State law reference for name registration: New Jersey Statutes, Sections 56: 1-2+. 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 person intends to conduct business. In addition, the applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section… Read More »

State website: www.nh.gov State law reference for name registration: New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, Sections 349:1+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Sections 349:1, 349:5). Registration fee: $50.00 Term of registration: Five years. (Section 349:6). Name requirements: The name cannot be deceptively similar to any instrumentality of… Read More »

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.… Read More »

State website: www.unicam.state.ne.us/web/public/home State law reference for name registration: Revised Statutes of Nebraska, Sections 87-209+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is optional. Nebraska 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… Read More »

State website: http://leg.mt.gov/css/default.asp State law reference for name registration: Montana Code Annotated, Sections 30-13-201+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 30-13-203). Registration fee: $20.00 Term of registration: Five years. (Section 30-13-206). Name requirements: None stated in statute. Registration application requirements: The form must contain the name… Read More »

State website: ww.moga.state.mo.us State law reference for name registration: Missouri Statutes, Sections 417.200+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 417.200). Registration fee: $7.00 Term of registration: None stated in statute. Name requirements: None stated in statute. Registration application requirements: The applicant must file a statement within… Read More »

State website: www.mscode.com State law reference for name registration: Mississippi Code Annotated, Sections 75-25-3+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is optional. Mississippi does not have a fictitious name statute, but the name of a business is registerable as a service mark or trademark. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Sections 75-25- 3, 75-25-5). Registration… Read More »

State website: www.leg.state.mn.us State law reference for name registration: Minnesota Statutes Annotated, Section 333.01+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the Secretary of State. (Section 333.01). Registration fee: $25.00 Term of registration: Ten years. (Section 333.055). Name requirements: The name shall not include any of these words or their abbreviations: corporation,… Read More »

State website: www.legislature.mi.gov State law reference for name registration: Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Sections 445.1+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the office of the Clerk in the county or counties where the business is or where the applicant intends to conduct business. (Section 445.1). Registration fee: not available Term of… Read More »

State website: www.mass.gov State law reference for name registration: Annotated Laws of Massachusetts, Sections 110:5+. Registration of business name requirements: Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register with the office of the Clerk in every city where the business has an office. (Section 110:5). Registration fee: not available Term of registration: Four years. (Section 110:5). Name requirements: None… Read More »