Authority: Orange County Clerk-RecorderSource: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOrange County Clerk-Recorder
Official fee: Filing fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFiling fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00
California’s applicability rule, explained on Sacramento County’s official page, follows the county of the principal place of business for a person or entity regularly trading for profit under a fictitious name. This guide supplies the Orange County procedures for that location.
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
Before filing, check the authority’s own records for the name you plan to use. This guide links to the official search; it does not run, proxy, or store searches.
What the search covers: Search fictitious business name statements filed within the last 10 yearsSource: cr.occlerkrecorder.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptSearch fictitious business name statements filed within the last 10 years
Rules by legal entity type
Jump to the entity that already exists. Each section keeps its own authority, fee, exceptions, and official evidence.
Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: Orange County Clerk-RecorderSource: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOrange 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: Not confirmed in this guide.
Form destination: Not confirmed in this guide.
Online filing link: https://cr.occlerkrecorder.gov/FBNInternet/FBNSearch/Default.aspxSource: cr.occlerkrecorder.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptWelcome to the Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s online Fictitious Business Name Statements (FBN) Portal.
Official fee: Filing fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFiling fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00
Effective duration: A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original.
Renewal: A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.
Changes or amendments: Changes to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptChanges to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00
Abandonment or cancellation: Allows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAllows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00
Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
Mail filing: All FBN applications sent by mail must contain an original wet signature and include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please mail to: Orange County Clerk-Recorder 601 N. Ross St. Santa Ana, CA 92702Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAll FBN applications sent by mail must contain an original wet signature and include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please mail to: Orange County Clerk-Recorder 601 N. Ross St. Santa Ana, CA 92702
In-person filing: For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFiling in Person? For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office.
General partnership
Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: Orange County Clerk-RecorderSource: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOrange 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: Not confirmed in this guide.
Form destination: Not confirmed in this guide.
Online filing link: https://cr.occlerkrecorder.gov/FBNInternet/FBNSearch/Default.aspxSource: cr.occlerkrecorder.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptWelcome to the Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s online Fictitious Business Name Statements (FBN) Portal.
Official fee: Filing fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFiling fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00
Effective duration: A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original.
Renewal: A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.
Changes or amendments: Changes to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptChanges to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00
Abandonment or cancellation: Allows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAllows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00
Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
Mail filing: All FBN applications sent by mail must contain an original wet signature and include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please mail to: Orange County Clerk-Recorder 601 N. Ross St. Santa Ana, CA 92702Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAll FBN applications sent by mail must contain an original wet signature and include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please mail to: Orange County Clerk-Recorder 601 N. Ross St. Santa Ana, CA 92702
In-person filing: For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFiling in Person? For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office.
LLC
Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: Orange County Clerk-RecorderSource: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOrange 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: Not confirmed in this guide.
Form destination: Not confirmed in this guide.
Online filing link: https://cr.occlerkrecorder.gov/FBNInternet/FBNSearch/Default.aspxSource: cr.occlerkrecorder.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptWelcome to the Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s online Fictitious Business Name Statements (FBN) Portal.
Official fee: Filing fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFiling fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00
Effective duration: A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original.
Renewal: A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.
Changes or amendments: Changes to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptChanges to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00
Abandonment or cancellation: Allows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAllows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00
Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
Mail filing: All FBN applications sent by mail must contain an original wet signature and include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please mail to: Orange County Clerk-Recorder 601 N. Ross St. Santa Ana, CA 92702Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAll FBN applications sent by mail must contain an original wet signature and include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please mail to: Orange County Clerk-Recorder 601 N. Ross St. Santa Ana, CA 92702
In-person filing: For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFiling in Person? For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office.
Corporation
Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: Orange County Clerk-RecorderSource: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptOrange 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: Not confirmed in this guide.
Form destination: Not confirmed in this guide.
Online filing link: https://cr.occlerkrecorder.gov/FBNInternet/FBNSearch/Default.aspxSource: cr.occlerkrecorder.gov official record · retrieved Supporting excerptWelcome to the Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s online Fictitious Business Name Statements (FBN) Portal.
Official fee: Filing fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFiling fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00
Effective duration: A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original.
Renewal: A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptA fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.
Changes or amendments: Changes to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptChanges to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00
Abandonment or cancellation: Allows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAllows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00
Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
Mail filing: All FBN applications sent by mail must contain an original wet signature and include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please mail to: Orange County Clerk-Recorder 601 N. Ross St. Santa Ana, CA 92702Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptAll FBN applications sent by mail must contain an original wet signature and include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please mail to: Orange County Clerk-Recorder 601 N. Ross St. Santa Ana, CA 92702
In-person filing: For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office.Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptFiling in Person? For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office.
Why this local filing matters
Orange County’s fee table lists $23 for one business name and one registrant, $7 for an additional business name, and $7 for each additional registrant after the first two. Check the complete county table for the names and registrants on your application.
A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.
Changes to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00
Allows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00
How to file through the authority
Use Orange County’s official fictitious business name page to review the filing service and county charges. The listed base filing covers one business name and one registrant.
Filing fee for one business name and one registrant $23.00 Each additional business name $7.00 Each additional registrant after the first two $7.00
After a new filing, arrange newspaper publication in the filing county. Orange County requires the first publication within 45 calendar days and a notice once a week for four consecutive weeks; its instructions say missing the start requirement expires the statement.
The registrant must publish the statement once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a legally adjudicated newspaper of general circulation in the county where the fictitious business name is filed. The first publication must be published within 45 calendar days from the filing date. If you miss the 45-day requirement, the statement automatically expires, and you must file a new statement and pay all applicable fees. The law does not allow for any extensions. Download a non-exclusive list of adjudicated newspapers. There may be other adjudicated newspapers that do not appear on this list. Refile
Renewal, amendment, and abandonment
An unchanged statement continuing under the same name uses the refile procedure before the five-year expiration. Orange County says this refile does not require publication. Complete its application before visiting for in-person service.
A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original.
A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.
Use the change procedure when the way the business is conducted, its physical address, or its registered owners change. The county lists a $23 change charge.
Changes to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00
Ending use of the name has a separate abandonment application and $23 charge. Complete that application before an in-person visit.
Allows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00
Publication required: Yes, when the conditions below apply.
The registrant must publish the statement once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a legally adjudicated newspaper of general circulation in the county where the fictitious business name is filed. The first publication must be published within 45 calendar days from the filing date. If you miss the 45-day requirement, the statement automatically expires, and you must file a new statement and pay all applicable fees. The law does not allow for any extensions. Download a non-exclusive list of adjudicated newspapers. There may be other adjudicated newspapers that do not appear on this list. Refile
Source: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe registrant must publish the statement once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a legally adjudicated newspaper of general circulation in the county where the fictitious business name is filed. The first publication must be published within 45 calendar days from the filing date. If you miss the 45-day requirement, the statement automatically expires, and you must file a new statement and pay all applicable fees. The law does not allow for any extensions. Download a non-exclusive list of adjudicated newspapers. There may be other adjudicated newspapers that do not appear on this list. Refile
When to start: within 45 calendar days from the filing dateSource: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe registrant must publish the statement once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a legally adjudicated newspaper of general circulation in the county where the fictitious business name is filed. The first publication must be published within 45 calendar days from the filing date. If you miss the 45-day requirement, the statement automatically expires, and you must file a new statement and pay all applicable fees. The law does not allow for any extensions. Download a non-exclusive list of adjudicated newspapers. There may be other adjudicated newspapers that do not appear on this list. Refile
How often to publish: once a weekSource: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe registrant must publish the statement once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a legally adjudicated newspaper of general circulation in the county where the fictitious business name is filed. The first publication must be published within 45 calendar days from the filing date. If you miss the 45-day requirement, the statement automatically expires, and you must file a new statement and pay all applicable fees. The law does not allow for any extensions. Download a non-exclusive list of adjudicated newspapers. There may be other adjudicated newspapers that do not appear on this list. Refile
How long to publish: 4 consecutive weeksSource: www.ocrecorder.com official record · retrieved Supporting excerptThe registrant must publish the statement once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a legally adjudicated newspaper of general circulation in the county where the fictitious business name is filed. The first publication must be published within 45 calendar days from the filing date. If you miss the 45-day requirement, the statement automatically expires, and you must file a new statement and pay all applicable fees. The law does not allow for any extensions. Download a non-exclusive list of adjudicated newspapers. There may be other adjudicated newspapers that do not appear on this list. Refile
Deadline for proof: Not confirmed in this guide.
Next steps: self-file first
Match the application to the task: an unchanged continuing name uses refile, revised business details use change, and ending use of the name uses abandonment.
A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online refile application by clicking here. Fees: Refiling fee for one business name and one registrant$23.00Each additional business name$7.00Each additional registrant after the first two$7.00 Note: A refile does not require publication.
Changes to the way you are conducting business, changes to the physical address where the business is located or adding or removing registered owners. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online Change application by clicking here: FBN Change Fees: Change$23.00
Allows the registrant to abandon the use of a fictitious business name. For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office. Complete an online abandonment application by clicking here: FBN Abandonment Fees: Abandonment$23.00
For a new statement, plan the newspaper run as soon as the filing date is known; the county says there are no extensions to its 45-day publication start.
The registrant must publish the statement once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a legally adjudicated newspaper of general circulation in the county where the fictitious business name is filed. The first publication must be published within 45 calendar days from the filing date. If you miss the 45-day requirement, the statement automatically expires, and you must file a new statement and pay all applicable fees. The law does not allow for any extensions. Download a non-exclusive list of adjudicated newspapers. There may be other adjudicated newspapers that do not appear on this list. Refile
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