Sole Proprietorship Information – Utah

By | February 21, 2008

State website: www.utah.gov
State law reference for name registration:
Utah Code Annotated, Sections
42-2-5+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the Division
of Corporations and Commercial
Code. (Section 42-2-5).
Registration fee: $22.00
Term of registration: None stated in
statute.
Name requirements: Basically, the
name cannot imply a type of business
organization that the business is not, or
be the name of any already registered
trade name. The statute is exhaustive.
Please refer directly to the statute. (Section
42-2-6.6).
Registration application requirements:
The certificate must state the name of
the business, the full true name of
the owner(s), the street address of the
owner(s), and the location of the principal
place of business. It must be filed
within 30 days after beginning to conduct
business. (Section 42-2-5).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration:
Utah Division of Corporations and
Commercial Code
P O Box 146705
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6705