Authority: Alameda County Clerk-RecorderSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAlameda County Clerk-Recorder
Official fee: The filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.
The California filing rule described by Sacramento County covers people and business entities regularly operating for profit under a fictitious name, with filing tied to the principal business location. Use Alameda’s local instructions when that location is in Alameda County.
Sacramento County Fictitious Business Name Statements are filed in the County's Business License Unit. California State law (Business and Professions Code section 17910) requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a Fictitious Business Name, file a statement with the County in which the principal place of business is located. Part of the filing requirement is that the statement be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the County in which the business is located.
Search existing names
An official name-search entry point for Alameda County is not confirmed in this guide. Could not be confirmed because the official source blocked access. A search elsewhere is not a substitute for the filing authority’s own records.
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Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: Alameda County Clerk-RecorderSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAlameda County Clerk-Recorder
When this route applies: California State law (Business and Professions Code section 17910) requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a Fictitious Business Name, file a statement with the County in which the principal place of business is located.Source: finance.saccounty.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSacramento County Fictitious Business Name Statements are filed in the County's Business License Unit. California State law (Business and Professions Code section 17910) requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a Fictitious Business Name, file a statement with the County in which the principal place of business is located. Part of the filing requirement is that the statement be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the County in which the business is located.
Official form: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 17900-17930
Form destination: https://acgov.org/forms/auditor/GBNS-275-321-rev-01-01-24-fillable.pdfSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 17900-17930
Online filing link: Could not be confirmed because the official source blocked access.
Official fee: The filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.
Effective duration: A fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed.Source: www.rivcoacr.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.
Renewal: A fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.Source: www.rivcoacr.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.
Changes or amendments: Not confirmed in this guide.
Abandonment or cancellation: Not confirmed in this guide.
Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
Mail filing: Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerpt1. By mail via the application. - Please be sure to send the original and 3 copies of the form and a self-addressed stamped envelope to ensure a prompt return of your copies. Payment for additional certified copies are $2.00 per copy. We do not require a copy of your ID for mail filings. - If you would like to have your filing returned to you via FedEx, please include an additional $24 along with a note specifying where you would like your filing to be sent. If you do not include a note, we will return your filing to the mailing address listed on the filing. If there is no mailing address, it will be returned to the business address. - You may pay by check (personal, company, bank, or cashiers), money order or traveler's checks. Out of country payments must be made in U.S. dollars. Credit cards are not accepted for mail orders. - Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607
In-person filing: Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days.Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerpt2. In-Person at one of the Clerk-Recorder's Office in Alameda County. - Prior to coming in, please complete one of the following steps: - Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days. - Download the application from our website and complete it. Bring the original and 3 copies of the form when you come into one of our offices to complete your filing. - Please bring valid identification and payment. You may pay by cash, debit/ATM, check (personal, company, bank, cashier's or traveler's) or money order.
General partnership
Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: Alameda County Clerk-RecorderSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAlameda County Clerk-Recorder
When this route applies: California State law (Business and Professions Code section 17910) requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a Fictitious Business Name, file a statement with the County in which the principal place of business is located.Source: finance.saccounty.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSacramento County Fictitious Business Name Statements are filed in the County's Business License Unit. California State law (Business and Professions Code section 17910) requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a Fictitious Business Name, file a statement with the County in which the principal place of business is located. Part of the filing requirement is that the statement be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the County in which the business is located.
Official form: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 17900-17930
Form destination: https://acgov.org/forms/auditor/GBNS-275-321-rev-01-01-24-fillable.pdfSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 17900-17930
Online filing link: Could not be confirmed because the official source blocked access.
Official fee: The filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.
Effective duration: A fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed.Source: www.rivcoacr.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.
Renewal: A fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.Source: www.rivcoacr.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.
Changes or amendments: Not confirmed in this guide.
Abandonment or cancellation: Not confirmed in this guide.
Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
Mail filing: Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerpt1. By mail via the application. - Please be sure to send the original and 3 copies of the form and a self-addressed stamped envelope to ensure a prompt return of your copies. Payment for additional certified copies are $2.00 per copy. We do not require a copy of your ID for mail filings. - If you would like to have your filing returned to you via FedEx, please include an additional $24 along with a note specifying where you would like your filing to be sent. If you do not include a note, we will return your filing to the mailing address listed on the filing. If there is no mailing address, it will be returned to the business address. - You may pay by check (personal, company, bank, or cashiers), money order or traveler's checks. Out of country payments must be made in U.S. dollars. Credit cards are not accepted for mail orders. - Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607
In-person filing: Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days.Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerpt2. In-Person at one of the Clerk-Recorder's Office in Alameda County. - Prior to coming in, please complete one of the following steps: - Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days. - Download the application from our website and complete it. Bring the original and 3 copies of the form when you come into one of our offices to complete your filing. - Please bring valid identification and payment. You may pay by cash, debit/ATM, check (personal, company, bank, cashier's or traveler's) or money order.
LLC
Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: Alameda County Clerk-RecorderSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAlameda County Clerk-Recorder
When this route applies: California State law (Business and Professions Code section 17910) requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a Fictitious Business Name, file a statement with the County in which the principal place of business is located.Source: finance.saccounty.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSacramento County Fictitious Business Name Statements are filed in the County's Business License Unit. California State law (Business and Professions Code section 17910) requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a Fictitious Business Name, file a statement with the County in which the principal place of business is located. Part of the filing requirement is that the statement be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the County in which the business is located.
Official form: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 17900-17930
Form destination: https://acgov.org/forms/auditor/GBNS-275-321-rev-01-01-24-fillable.pdfSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 17900-17930
Online filing link: Could not be confirmed because the official source blocked access.
Official fee: The filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.
Effective duration: A fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed.Source: www.rivcoacr.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.
Renewal: A fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.Source: www.rivcoacr.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.
Changes or amendments: Not confirmed in this guide.
Abandonment or cancellation: Not confirmed in this guide.
Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
Mail filing: Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerpt1. By mail via the application. - Please be sure to send the original and 3 copies of the form and a self-addressed stamped envelope to ensure a prompt return of your copies. Payment for additional certified copies are $2.00 per copy. We do not require a copy of your ID for mail filings. - If you would like to have your filing returned to you via FedEx, please include an additional $24 along with a note specifying where you would like your filing to be sent. If you do not include a note, we will return your filing to the mailing address listed on the filing. If there is no mailing address, it will be returned to the business address. - You may pay by check (personal, company, bank, or cashiers), money order or traveler's checks. Out of country payments must be made in U.S. dollars. Credit cards are not accepted for mail orders. - Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607
In-person filing: Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days.Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerpt2. In-Person at one of the Clerk-Recorder's Office in Alameda County. - Prior to coming in, please complete one of the following steps: - Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days. - Download the application from our website and complete it. Bring the original and 3 copies of the form when you come into one of our offices to complete your filing. - Please bring valid identification and payment. You may pay by cash, debit/ATM, check (personal, company, bank, cashier's or traveler's) or money order.
Corporation
Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: Alameda County Clerk-RecorderSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAlameda County Clerk-Recorder
When this route applies: California State law (Business and Professions Code section 17910) requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a Fictitious Business Name, file a statement with the County in which the principal place of business is located.Source: finance.saccounty.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSacramento County Fictitious Business Name Statements are filed in the County's Business License Unit. California State law (Business and Professions Code section 17910) requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a Fictitious Business Name, file a statement with the County in which the principal place of business is located. Part of the filing requirement is that the statement be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the County in which the business is located.
Official form: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 17900-17930
Form destination: https://acgov.org/forms/auditor/GBNS-275-321-rev-01-01-24-fillable.pdfSource: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 17900-17930
Online filing link: Could not be confirmed because the official source blocked access.
Official fee: The filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.
Effective duration: A fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed.Source: www.rivcoacr.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.
Renewal: A fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.Source: www.rivcoacr.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.
Changes or amendments: Not confirmed in this guide.
Abandonment or cancellation: Not confirmed in this guide.
Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
Mail filing: Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerpt1. By mail via the application. - Please be sure to send the original and 3 copies of the form and a self-addressed stamped envelope to ensure a prompt return of your copies. Payment for additional certified copies are $2.00 per copy. We do not require a copy of your ID for mail filings. - If you would like to have your filing returned to you via FedEx, please include an additional $24 along with a note specifying where you would like your filing to be sent. If you do not include a note, we will return your filing to the mailing address listed on the filing. If there is no mailing address, it will be returned to the business address. - You may pay by check (personal, company, bank, or cashiers), money order or traveler's checks. Out of country payments must be made in U.S. dollars. Credit cards are not accepted for mail orders. - Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607
In-person filing: Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days.Source: acgov.org official record · retrieved Supporting excerpt2. In-Person at one of the Clerk-Recorder's Office in Alameda County. - Prior to coming in, please complete one of the following steps: - Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days. - Download the application from our website and complete it. Bring the original and 3 copies of the form when you come into one of our offices to complete your filing. - Please bring valid identification and payment. You may pay by cash, debit/ATM, check (personal, company, bank, cashier's or traveler's) or money order.
Why this local filing matters
Alameda’s $40 base charge includes one business name and one owner; each additional owner or business name on the statement adds $7. These amounts come from Alameda’s own fee page.
The filing fee is $40.00 for one business name and one owner. An additional fee of $7.00 is charged for each additional owner or Fictitious Business name listed on the same statement.
The Sacramento and Los Angeles references explain California filing and publication rules. The Oakland mailing address and the office-completion requirement come from Alameda.
1. By mail via the application. - Please be sure to send the original and 3 copies of the form and a self-addressed stamped envelope to ensure a prompt return of your copies. Payment for additional certified copies are $2.00 per copy. We do not require a copy of your ID for mail filings. - If you would like to have your filing returned to you via FedEx, please include an additional $24 along with a note specifying where you would like your filing to be sent. If you do not include a note, we will return your filing to the mailing address listed on the filing. If there is no mailing address, it will be returned to the business address. - You may pay by check (personal, company, bank, or cashiers), money order or traveler's checks. Out of country payments must be made in U.S. dollars. Credit cards are not accepted for mail orders. - Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607
2. In-Person at one of the Clerk-Recorder's Office in Alameda County. - Prior to coming in, please complete one of the following steps: - Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days. - Download the application from our website and complete it. Bring the original and 3 copies of the form when you come into one of our offices to complete your filing. - Please bring valid identification and payment. You may pay by cash, debit/ATM, check (personal, company, bank, cashier's or traveler's) or money order.
Sacramento County Fictitious Business Name Statements are filed in the County's Business License Unit. California State law (Business and Professions Code section 17910) requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a Fictitious Business Name, file a statement with the County in which the principal place of business is located. Part of the filing requirement is that the statement be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the County in which the business is located.
State law requires that within 45 days of filing, the registrant must publish a statement in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for four consecutive weeks in the county which the principal place of business is located.
How to file through the authority
For a mailed filing, send the original application and three copies, a self-addressed stamped envelope and payment to the Alameda County Clerk-Recorder at 1106 Madison Street, Oakland, CA 94607. The county does not require an ID copy by mail and does not accept mailed credit-card payments.
1. By mail via the application. - Please be sure to send the original and 3 copies of the form and a self-addressed stamped envelope to ensure a prompt return of your copies. Payment for additional certified copies are $2.00 per copy. We do not require a copy of your ID for mail filings. - If you would like to have your filing returned to you via FedEx, please include an additional $24 along with a note specifying where you would like your filing to be sent. If you do not include a note, we will return your filing to the mailing address listed on the filing. If there is no mailing address, it will be returned to the business address. - You may pay by check (personal, company, bank, or cashiers), money order or traveler's checks. Out of country payments must be made in U.S. dollars. Credit cards are not accepted for mail orders. - Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607
Online preparation leaves an in-person step: after entering the information, visit an office within 30 days to finish. You can instead bring the original paper application and three copies. Take valid identification and payment.
2. In-Person at one of the Clerk-Recorder's Office in Alameda County. - Prior to coming in, please complete one of the following steps: - Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days. - Download the application from our website and complete it. Bring the original and 3 copies of the form when you come into one of our offices to complete your filing. - Please bring valid identification and payment. You may pay by cash, debit/ATM, check (personal, company, bank, cashier's or traveler's) or money order.
Renewal, amendment, and abandonment
Riverside’s explanation of California’s statement lifecycle supplies the five-year duration used here. It says an unchanged statement refiled within 40 days of expiration need not be republished. Confirm the Alameda renewal procedure before submitting.
A fictitious business statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk, and a new statement must be filed. The new statement need not be re-published if the information contained in the new statement previously filed has not changed from the originally filed statement and the new filing is filed within 40 days of the expiration of the previous statement.
This guide cannot confirm the local change or cancellation procedure.
Publication required: Yes, when the conditions below apply.
State law requires that within 45 days of filing, the registrant must publish a statement in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for four consecutive weeks in the county which the principal place of business is located.
Source: www.lavote.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptState law requires that within 45 days of filing, the registrant must publish a statement in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for four consecutive weeks in the county which the principal place of business is located.
When to start: within 45 days of filingSource: www.lavote.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptState law requires that within 45 days of filing, the registrant must publish a statement in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for four consecutive weeks in the county which the principal place of business is located.
How often to publish: once a weekSource: www.lavote.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptState law requires that within 45 days of filing, the registrant must publish a statement in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for four consecutive weeks in the county which the principal place of business is located.
How long to publish: four consecutive weeksSource: www.lavote.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptState law requires that within 45 days of filing, the registrant must publish a statement in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for four consecutive weeks in the county which the principal place of business is located.
Deadline for proof: Not confirmed in this guide.
Next steps: self-file first
Choose mail or an office visit, then prepare the copies and payment that Alameda requests. Submitting information online alone does not finish your filing.
1. By mail via the application. - Please be sure to send the original and 3 copies of the form and a self-addressed stamped envelope to ensure a prompt return of your copies. Payment for additional certified copies are $2.00 per copy. We do not require a copy of your ID for mail filings. - If you would like to have your filing returned to you via FedEx, please include an additional $24 along with a note specifying where you would like your filing to be sent. If you do not include a note, we will return your filing to the mailing address listed on the filing. If there is no mailing address, it will be returned to the business address. - You may pay by check (personal, company, bank, or cashiers), money order or traveler's checks. Out of country payments must be made in U.S. dollars. Credit cards are not accepted for mail orders. - Mail completed application and payment to: - Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office 1106 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607
2. In-Person at one of the Clerk-Recorder's Office in Alameda County. - Prior to coming in, please complete one of the following steps: - Submit the information online (New filings and renewals only). THIS DOES NOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. After submitting your information online, the registrant MUST come into one of our offices to complete the process within 30 days. - Download the application from our website and complete it. Bring the original and 3 copies of the form when you come into one of our offices to complete your filing. - Please bring valid identification and payment. You may pay by cash, debit/ATM, check (personal, company, bank, cashier's or traveler's) or money order.
For a new statement, the statewide publication rule explained by Los Angeles County calls for a start within 45 days of filing and a weekly notice for four consecutive weeks.
State law requires that within 45 days of filing, the registrant must publish a statement in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for four consecutive weeks in the county which the principal place of business is located.
Paid help, if offered later, is optional. This independent guide does not submit filings or accept government fees.