Sole Proprietorship Information – Delaware

By | February 19, 2008

State website: www.delaware.gov
State law reference for name registration:
Delaware Code Annotated, Title
6, Chapter 31, Sections 3101+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the office
of the Prothonotary in the county where
the person is transacting business. (Section
3101).
Registration fee: not available
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application requirements:
The certificate shall contain the trade
name, the Christian name and the surname
of the persons transacting business,
the date when the business was
organized. The person signing shall
attach an affidavit affirming that everything
included is true. (Section 3101).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration: The applicant
must register with the office of the
Prothonotary in the county where the
applicant is transacting business. (Section
3101).